57.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tallai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tallai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education and strong school results define daily life in Tallai. The area stands out for its high number of university degrees and a school advantage score that is much higher than most similar areas. This creates a well-qualified community where education is a primary focus.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas, with 57.1% of residents finishing school. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though a little below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tallai, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.3% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tallai splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tallai has 11 schools within 3 km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 862 students.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
862
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tallai
11 schools — 9,477 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Gilston State School, Gilston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 484 | 1,026 |
| Mudgeeraba State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 584 | 1,016 |
| Mudgeeraba Creek State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 613 | 1,041 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,828 | 1,137 |
| Mudgeeraba Special School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 167 | 1,030 |
| St Michael's College, Merrimac | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 820 | 1,048 |
| Star of the Sea School, Merrimac | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 236 | 1,045 |
| Robina State High School, Robina | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,530 | 1,026 |
| Arcadia College, Robina | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 715 | 992 |
| Somerset College, Mudgeeraba | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 1,612 | 1,157 |
| Clover Hill State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 888 | 1,054 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tallai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32724/tallai/topic/education