64.0% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karalee · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten people in Karalee have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a well-educated community where residents are more likely to finish high school than those in most other similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
About 64% of residents finished Year 12, a result well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
64.0% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Karalee, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.3% of adults, which is about the same as the state average but well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.3% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Karalee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields (19.8%) and management and commerce (19.1%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level.
0.76
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
8 schools — 3,918 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Karalee State School, Karalee | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 552 | 1,041 |
| Mount Crosby State School, Karana Downs | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 559 | 1,048 |
| St Peter Claver College, Riverview | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| Tivoli State School, Tivoli | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 201 | 904 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 173 | 880 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 258 | 844 |
| Moggill State School, Moggill | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 698 | 1,099 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 374 | 897 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31485/karalee/topic/education