70.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karana Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karana Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Karana Downs finished high school than the state or national average. This is a well-educated area where 70.2% of residents completed Year 12, and roughly 30% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 70.2% of residents completing their final year. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karana Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.2% of the population, which is well above the 21.9% seen across Queensland. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of residents.
30.2% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Karana Downs splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government run. While these schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.35
Lower than 85% 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).
556
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karana Downs
2 schools — 1,111 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mount Crosby State School, Karana Downs | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 559 | 1,048 |
| Karalee State School, Karalee | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 552 | 1,041 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31486/karana-downs/topic/education