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Kingaroy · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Kingaroy

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

Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Kingaroy hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While the percentage of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly to 42.8%, this remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Kingaroy, Urban Centre

Where Kingaroy sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.0% ▼ -3.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kingaroy — higher than 54% of areas.

Kingaroy12.0%
4610, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people in Kingaroy finished high school compared to the rest of the country, though the rate rose 2.5 points since 2011. The typical highest year of school completed is Year 12 for 42.8% of residents, followed by Year 10 at 27.9%.

Completed Year 12

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42.8% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 62% of urban centre 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 42.8% Year 10 27.9% Year 9 or below 14.2% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 12% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has barely changed over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.0% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 54% of urban centre 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 (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 39.7% Bachelor degree 16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Certificate I / II 4.1% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8% and society and culture at 13.9%.

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/ucl/UCL313008/kingaroy/topic/education