39.6% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kandanga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kandanga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Kandanga have finished high school than in most other areas. Only 39.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This trend carries into higher education, where a small minority of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Queensland and Australia, with only 39.6% of residents doing so. About 28.7% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kandanga, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Kandanga, where only 11% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 38.5%.
11.0% ▲ +108.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kandanga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a diverse range of backgrounds, led by engineering and related fields at 13.2%. Health and architecture and building also feature prominently, each held by nearly 10% of qualified residents.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kandanga has more schools per child than most similar areas, though the average school size of 44 is much lower than usual. The area is served by two government primary schools.
7.19
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kandanga
2 schools — 87 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Kandanga State School, Kandanga | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 32 | 997 |
| Amamoor State School, Amamoor | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 55 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kandanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31479/kandanga/topic/education