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Talgai · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Talgai

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

Talgai sits around the middle for its level of education compared to similar areas. While about 46.8% of residents have finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Higher education is also less common here, with only 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Talgai, Suburb / Locality

Where Talgai sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Talgai — lower than 54% of areas.

Talgai13.6%
4362, QLD 10.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people in Talgai have finished high school than in the rest of the country. Only 46.8% completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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46.8% —

Higher than 55% 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 Talgai, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 46.8% Year 10 27.8% Year 9 or below 13.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the 21.9% seen across Queensland.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.6% —

Lower than 54% 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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Talgai splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (41%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Bachelor degree 28.6% Certificate III / IV 26.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications held by residents are spread across several fields, with the highest proportions in engineering, society and culture, health, and food or hospitality services.

Field of qualification

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Talgai splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (19%) and Society & culture (19%), with Health at 17%.

Engineering & related 16.7% Society & culture 16.7% Health 14.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 14.3% Agriculture & environment 11.9% Education 11.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Talgai — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32723/talgai/topic/education