57.6% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallumbilla South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallumbilla South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Agriculture and education are the most common fields of study in Wallumbilla South. While more than half of the adults here finished high school, very few hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country. This creates a local profile where vocational training is much more common than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is roughly the same as the Queensland average and just a little below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wallumbilla South, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV and diplomas.
6.8% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Wallumbilla South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across a few key areas, with Agriculture and Environment and Education both accounting for 29% of degrees and certificates. Engineering and Management follow at 16.1% and 12.9% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common feature seen in about 59% of similar places.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallumbilla South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32972/wallumbilla-south/topic/education