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Education & Qualifications in Takura

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

Fewer than 44% of residents in Takura have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also well below the state and national averages.

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Where Takura sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.4% ▲ +43.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Takura — higher than 53% of areas.

Takura15.4%
4655, QLD 12.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Roughly 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.8% ▲ +37.7%

Lower than 53% 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 Takura, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 43.8% Year 10 29.9% Year 9 or below 12.0% Year 11 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.7% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% ▲ +43.7%

Higher than 53% 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 Takura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 38.7% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5% Postgraduate degree 4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 4.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with a qualification, the most common fields are Health at 16.2% and Engineering at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.8%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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).

Schools in and around Takura — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Takura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32719/takura/topic/education