38.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moola · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates than most similar areas define Moola. Only 38.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling extends into higher education, where fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the state average.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 38.9% of people finishing school. About 32.9% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 15% finished Year 9 or below.
38.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Moola, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.5% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, each held by 25% of qualified residents.
16.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Moola splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in Moola are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 17.4%, followed by Education at 14.1% and Agriculture and environment at 12%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31892/moola/topic/education