46.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kianga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kianga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Kianga have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 46.9% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is 10 points lower than the Queensland average. Roughly 28% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kianga, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of residents.
10.1% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Kianga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 29.6%, followed by Education at 11.2% and Management and commerce at 8.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. However, these schools are smaller than most, and their average advantage score is much lower than in other areas.
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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kianga
2 schools — 415 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Moura State High School, Moura | Government | Secondary | 13.5 km | 157 | 893 |
| Moura State School, Moura | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 258 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kianga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31523/kianga/topic/education