46.4% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Obum Obum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Obum Obum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 46% of people in Obum Obum have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. The area has a lower rate of higher education than most places, with few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have completed Year 12 here than in most other areas, at 46.4%. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Obum Obum, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Obum Obum, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
9.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Obum Obum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health and society and culture, each at 17.2%. Engineering and management follow closely at 15.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which has a school advantage score higher than most areas.
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).
274
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Obum Obum
1 school — 274 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kalbar State School, Kalbar | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 274 | 1,016 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Obum Obum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32217/obum-obum/topic/education