26.4% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Theebine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Theebine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas, making Theebine stand out for its lower qualification levels. Only 26.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 27.2% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Theebine splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 12 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 38.5%.
8.1% ▲ —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Theebine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Theebine are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.3%. Agriculture and environment, and food and hospitality, both account for 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These are all government schools, though they are much smaller and have lower advantage scores than most.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Theebine
3 schools — 135 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Theebine State School, Theebine | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 9 | — |
| Gunalda State School, Gunalda | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 41 | 956 |
| Glenwood State School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 85 | 928 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Theebine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32806/theebine/topic/education