40.9% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kinkuna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kinkuna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 18 percentage points separates Kinkuna from the national figure for Year 12 completions. Education levels here are generally lower than in most other areas, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This means the area's schooling levels are lower than most other places.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kinkuna splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (44%) and Year 10 (44%), with Year 9 or below at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas, sitting far below the national figure of 26.3%. Many residents instead hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.5% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Kinkuna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Society and Culture at 22.9%, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one secondary school, which is an independent institution. This school is much smaller than those in most other areas and has a much lower average advantage score.
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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
898
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 Kinkuna
1 school — 76 students, average ICSEA 898.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Burnett Youth Learning Centre, Elliott | Independent | Secondary | 7.7 km | 76 | 898 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kinkuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31550/kinkuna/topic/education