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Kingaroy · Urban Area

Education & Qualifications in Kingaroy

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

Far fewer people in Kingaroy have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. While these numbers have risen slightly over the last decade, the gap remains significant.

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📍 Kingaroy, Urban Area

Where Kingaroy sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.1% ▲ +13.6%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Kingaroy — lower than 78% of areas.

Kingaroy12.1%
4610, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 42.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a middle-of-the-pack result for similar areas, though the number of school leavers rose 2.1 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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42.7% ▲ +5.3%

Lower than 56% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Kingaroy, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 42.7% Year 10 28.1% Year 9 or below 14.0% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average, though the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.1% ▲ +13.6%

Lower than 78% of urban area 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 Kingaroy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 39.6% Bachelor degree 16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.1% Certificate I / II 3.9% Postgraduate degree 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Kingaroy are most often in Engineering and related fields (16.5%), followed by Management and Commerce at 14.5% and Society and Culture at 13.6%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3010/kingaroy/topic/education