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Education & Qualifications in Karara

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

About 30% of Karara residents finished school at Year 10, making it the most common final grade. This is a place where far fewer people have finished high school or earned university degrees compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Karara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% ▲ +72.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Karara — lower than 64% of areas.

Karara11.3%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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28.3% ▼ -16.6%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Karara splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.

Year 10 30.1% Year 12 28.3% Year 9 or below 17.7% Year 11 2.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below both the state and national figures. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 20.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% ▲ +72.8%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Karara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 20.9% Bachelor degree 11.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.5% Certificate I / II 4.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 11.9% and management and commerce at 10.4%. Engineering related studies account for 6.0% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Karara splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (36%) and Management & commerce (32%), with Engineering & related at 18%.

Society & culture 11.9% Management & commerce 10.4% Engineering & related 6.0% Agriculture & environment 4.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There is one government primary school within 3 km, though it is among the smallest schools for its size with an average of 12 students.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 57% 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).

Schools in and around Karara — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Karara

1 school — 12 students.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Karara State School, Karara Government Primary 1.9 km 12 —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31487/karara/topic/education