53.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Umbiram · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lack of local schooling means residents of Umbiram must travel for education, where the typical adult's schooling level is well below the national figure. Only 53% of people here have completed Year 12, which is much lower than the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school completed.
While the percentage of people finishing Year 12 is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Queensland average of 57.1%. About 27% of residents stopped their schooling after Year 10.
53.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Umbiram, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across the country, with only 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Umbiram, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 17.6%, followed by management, commerce, society and culture, each at 14.7%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Daily life involves commuting for education, as there are no schools within 3 km of the area.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Umbiram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32896/umbiram/topic/education