30.2% ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Killarney · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Killarney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of Killarney residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. The town has a much lower rate of higher education than most areas, with only 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 30.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 29 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Killarney, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 6.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 36.2%.
6.9% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Killarney, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Killarney has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are smaller on average. The local school is a government combined facility with a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
9.26
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
131
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower 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 Killarney
1 school — 131 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Killarney P-10 State School, Killarney | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 131 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31531/killarney/topic/education