38.9% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thargomindah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thargomindah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Thargomindah have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical trade skills are much more common than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents here have finished high school than in most other areas, with 38.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and 26.7% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thargomindah, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Thargomindah, where only 4.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 57.9% of residents.
4.8% ▲ +142.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Thargomindah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.9%. Agriculture and environment qualifications are also common, held by 12.6% of the qualified population.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20.83 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, these are very small government primary schools, with an average size of just 20 students and a low average advantage score.
20.83
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
877
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thargomindah
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 877.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Thargomindah State School, Thargomindah | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 20 | 877 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thargomindah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32782/thargomindah/topic/education