39.8% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Talegalla Weir · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Talegalla Weir
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 7.1% of adults in Talegalla Weir hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a place where few residents have completed university, and school completion rates are also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many residents left school earlier, with 37.6% completing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Talegalla Weir splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 55.2% of people. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most areas.
7.1% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Talegalla Weir, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering, architecture and building, and society and culture, each at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though its average size of 40 students is much lower than in 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).
40
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Talegalla Weir
1 school — 40 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bauple State School, Bauple | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 40 | 924 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Talegalla Weir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32722/talegalla-weir/topic/education