30.2% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moolboolaman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moolboolaman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Moolboolaman have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 30.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a significant education gap between the local area and both Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than most areas, sitting at 30.2%. In contrast, the typical person in Queensland finishes Year 12 at a rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moolboolaman, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 44.1% of people.
6.6% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Moolboolaman, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by health at 10.8% and society and culture at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is sparsely populated and has no schools within 3 km, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moolboolaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31893/moolboolaman/topic/education