37.1% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Moorland, where 38.4% of residents hold one. This is an area where formal schooling and higher degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 32.3% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 9.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorland, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and lower than most other similar areas.
11.7% ▲ +164.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Moorland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 20.3%, followed by education at 10.9% and health at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 68 students. These schools also have a much lower average advantage score than most other 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).
68
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorland
2 schools — 135 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Avondale State School, Avondale | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 9 | 990 |
| Moore Park Beach State School, Moore Park Beach | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 126 | 930 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31908/moorland/topic/education