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Toomulla · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Toomulla

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

A gap of 25 percentage points exists between Toomulla and the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 33.5% of people here finished high school, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This marks a significant difference in schooling levels compared to most other areas.

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Where Toomulla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.1% ▲ +153.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toomulla — lower than 52% of areas.

Toomulla14.1%
4816, QLD 10.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are much lower than in most areas, with only 33.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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33.5% ▲ +16.2%

Lower than 80% 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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Toomulla splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (43%), with Year 9 or below at 8%.

Year 12 33.5% Year 10 33.5% Year 9 or below 6.5% Year 11 4.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.1% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.1% ▲ +153.4%

Lower than 52% 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 Toomulla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 28.1% Bachelor degree 16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7% Postgraduate degree 10.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Toomulla are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Toomulla, the largest group is Engineering & related at 27%, followed by Management & commerce (15%) and Architecture & building (14%).

Engineering & related 18.0% Management & commerce 10.1% Architecture & building 9.0% Education 9.0% Society & culture 7.9% Health 6.7% Natural & physical sciences 5.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Toomulla — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toomulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32850/toomulla/topic/education