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Education & Qualifications in Toobeah

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

Far fewer people in Toobeah have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling extends into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.

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📍 Toobeah, Suburb / Locality

Where Toobeah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.5% ▼ -48.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toobeah — lower than 76% of areas.

Toobeah8.5%
4498, QLD 10.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population, 46.2%, finished Year 12, a result far below both Queensland and Australia. Other common stopping points include Year 10 at 17.9% and Year 11 at 13.2%.

Completed Year 12

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46.2% ▼ -15.3%

Higher than 53% 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 Toobeah, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 46.2% Year 10 17.9% Year 11 13.2% Year 9 or below 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.5% ▼ -48.4%

Lower than 76% 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 Toobeah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 33.9% Bachelor degree 15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed closely by agriculture and environment at 18.6%. Engineering and related fields account for 10.2% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Toobeah splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (31%) and Agriculture & environment (28%), with Engineering & related at 15%.

Management & commerce 20.3% Agriculture & environment 18.6% Engineering & related 10.2% Architecture & building 6.8% Society & culture 5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.1%

Schools

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

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

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 Toobeah — 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 Toobeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32843/toobeah/topic/education