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Thoopara · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Thoopara

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

Very few adults in Thoopara hold university degrees, reflecting a trend where practical certificates are much more common. Only 35.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Thoopara, Suburb / Locality

Where Thoopara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thoopara — lower than 99% of areas.

Thoopara0.0%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 35.7% of people finishing Year 12. About 26.2% of residents left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 75% 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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In Thoopara, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 35.7% Year 10 26.2% Year 9 or below 9.5% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree, placing Thoopara among the lowest for this qualification. Instead, over half of the population hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Thoopara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 82%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 56.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 36.0%, followed by management and commerce at 32.0%.

Field of qualification

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Thoopara splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (32%) and Management & commerce (29%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 25%.

Engineering & related 36.0% Management & commerce 32.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 28.0% Agriculture & environment 16.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area.

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).

Schools in and around Thoopara — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Thoopara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32811/thoopara/topic/education