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Education & Qualifications in Paluma

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

A gap of 17 percentage points separates Paluma from the national average in high school completion. While fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, the area has a higher proportion of people with university degrees than most similar places.

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Where Paluma sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paluma — higher than 63% of areas.

Paluma18.7%
4816, QLD 10.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. About 23.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.6% —

Lower than 59% 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 Paluma, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (11%).

Year 12 41.6% Year 10 23.4% Year 11 9.1% Year 9 or below 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.7% —

Higher than 63% 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 Paluma, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Certificate III / IV 38.1% Bachelor degree 26.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.

Field of qualification

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Paluma splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (29%) and Engineering & related (25%), with Society & culture at 14%.

Management & commerce 19.0% Engineering & related 16.7% Society & culture 9.5% Agriculture & environment 7.1% Health 7.1% Education 7.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, making this area smaller than about 59% of similar places in terms of local school access.

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).

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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 Paluma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32267/paluma/topic/education