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Education & Qualifications in Moorang

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just 9.8% of adults in Moorang hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where most people have focused on trade or vocational training rather than university study.

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Where Moorang sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moorang — lower than 72% of areas.

Moorang9.8%
4340, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of the residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is still well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Moorang, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 38%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 35.0% Year 11 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Practical qualifications are common here, with 32% of people holding a Certificate III or IV and 28% holding a diploma. This helps explain why university degrees are far less common than in the rest of Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.8% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Moorang, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (37%) and Bachelor degree (21%).

Certificate III / IV 32.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 28.0% Bachelor degree 16.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with higher qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 20%.

Field of qualification

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In Moorang, the largest group is Engineering & related at 28%, followed by Society & culture (22%) and Health (17%).

Engineering & related 20.0% Society & culture 16.0% Health 12.0% Education 12.0% Management & commerce 12.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Moorang — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31903/moorang/topic/education