51.4% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pomona · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pomona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have grown in Pomona, with nearly one in five adults now holding a university degree. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, even though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pomona, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.4% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is a little below the state figure of 21.9%.
19.4% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Pomona, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. All schools in the area are government-run and have a typical size of 201 students.
2.11
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
201
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pomona
4 schools — 802 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Pomona State School, Pomona | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 272 | 1,023 |
| Cooran State School, Cooran | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 139 | 1,014 |
| Cooroy State School, Cooroy | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 336 | 1,006 |
| Federal State School, Federal | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 55 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pomona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32345/pomona/topic/education