43.1% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Purga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Purga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical educational levels in Purga sit around the middle of similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. Only 43.1% of residents have completed Year 12, and university degrees are relatively uncommon here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Purga finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 43.1% completing their final year. This is 14 points below the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Purga, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, as only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.5% ▲ +88.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Purga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 19.7%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Purga has more schools within 3km than about 73% of similar areas, though these four primary schools are larger than most. All local schools are either government or Catholic.
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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Purga
4 schools — 1,879 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Deebing Heights State School, Deebing Heights | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 710 | 1,035 |
| Amberley District State School, Yamanto | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 636 | 977 |
| Churchill State School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 285 | 910 |
| Immaculate Heart School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 8.1 km | 248 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Purga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32374/purga/topic/education