53.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Obi Obi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Obi Obi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national average, only 53.6% of Obi Obi residents finished Year 12. While these figures are lower than the state and country, the area actually sees more people completing high school and holding degrees than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 24.1% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Obi Obi, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.2% of residents.
19.7% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Obi Obi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with health being the most common at 13%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is smaller than those in most areas, though its advantage score is much higher than most. It is the only school within 3km and is run by the government.
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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Obi Obi
1 school — 177 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mapleton State School, Mapleton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 177 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Obi Obi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32216/obi-obi/topic/education