28.6% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Tara, where only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Overall, the area has a much lower rate of higher education and school completion than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 32.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tara splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by just 6.5% of adults. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with most qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.5% ▲ +58.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Tara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 11.8%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tara has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is smaller than usual. The local schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
5.76
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
203
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
842
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tara
2 schools — 405 students, average ICSEA 842.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's School, Tara | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 52 | 843 |
| Tara Shire State College, Tara | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 353 | 842 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32745/tara/topic/education