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Teelah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Teelah

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

Education levels in Teelah have remained low, with only 34.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is far below the national average of 58.8%. The area is characterized by a small number of people holding higher degrees and a lack of local schooling options.

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Where Teelah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Teelah — lower than 89% of areas.

Teelah4.8%
4314, QLD 7.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, reached by 36.1% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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34.4% —

Lower than 78% 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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Teelah splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 11 at 15%.

Year 10 36.1% Year 12 34.4% Year 11 14.8% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare here, with bachelor degrees or above held by just 4.8% of adults. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.8% —

Lower than 89% 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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In Teelah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 27.0% Bachelor degree 8.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is society and culture at 24.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Teelah, the largest group is Society & culture at 45%, followed by Engineering & related (25%) and Health (15%).

Society & culture 24.3% Engineering & related 13.5% Health 8.1% Management & commerce 8.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, making it smaller for education access than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Teelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32765/teelah/topic/education