51.1% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taranganba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taranganba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of trade skills and university degrees shapes daily life in Taranganba. While 51.1% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area relies heavily on vocational training, with many adults holding certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. For others, Year 10 was the highest level of schooling reached for 26% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taranganba, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are much more common, with 41.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
15.3% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Taranganba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering at 19.6% and Management and commerce at 13.3%. Other common areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Taranganba has five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. The schools here are much larger than most, with an average size of 625 students.
2.30
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
625
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taranganba
5 schools — 3,125 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Taranganba State School, Taranganba | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 604 | 966 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Yeppoon | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 552 | 1,025 |
| St Ursula's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 606 | 1,014 |
| Yeppoon State High School, Yeppoon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,062 | 958 |
| Yeppoon State School, Yeppoon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 301 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taranganba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32748/taranganba/topic/education