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Biloela · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Biloela

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

Biloela generally sees more people finishing school than similar areas, though it still falls well behind state and national levels. Only 43.5% of residents have completed Year 12, and just 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Biloela sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.6% ▲ +8.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Biloela — lower than 55% of areas.

Biloela10.6%
4715, QLD 10.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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43.5% ▲ +13.4%

Higher than 64% 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 Biloela, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 43.5% Year 10 23.2% Year 9 or below 10.9% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A certificate III or IV is the most common top qualification at 39.1%. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of adults, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.6% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most popular choice for qualifications here at 23.8%. Management and commerce follow at 12.7%, while education and health account for 7.6% and 6.6% respectively.

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 Biloela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314005/biloela/topic/education