34.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Miara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed high school in Miara compared to the rest of the country. Only 34.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This gap is seen across all levels of study, including a total lack of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than most areas at 34.6%, while 23.1% of residents left school in Year 9 or below. This is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Miara, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 9 or below (33%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Miara hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for any similar area and sits far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Miara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools are very small, with an average size of 13 students, and have an advantage score lower than most 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Miara
2 schools — 26 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Avondale State School, Avondale | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 9 | 990 |
| Yandaran State School, Yandaran | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 17 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Miara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31820/miara/topic/education