51.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiamba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kiamba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kiamba have shifted over time, with 51% of residents now having completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population finished Year 12, which is more than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kiamba, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of adults, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 25.4% and diplomas at 20.3%.
17.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kiamba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are education at 17.8% and society and culture at 12.7%, followed by engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one independent combined school, which has a much higher advantage score than most similar areas. This school is smaller than the usual size for these areas, with 108 students on average.
1
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).
108
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kiamba
1 school — 108 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Blackall Range Independent School, Kureelpa | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 108 | 1,039 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31522/kiamba/topic/education