46.6% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moonie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moonie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 20% of Moonie's qualified adults studied agriculture and the environment, reflecting the local landscape. Education levels here are generally lower than the state and national averages, with only 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Moonie finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with the figure sitting at 46.6%. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moonie, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
10.6% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Moonie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in agriculture and environment at 19.8%, followed by education at 12.3%. Engineering, management, and hospitality each account for 9.9% of degrees or certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are among the smallest in the region with a typical size of 22 students. The only school is a government primary school.
33.33
Higher than 96% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moonie
1 school — 22 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Moonie State School, Moonie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 22 | 954 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moonie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31902/moonie/topic/education