50.4% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jimboomba · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Jimboomba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Jimboomba hold a Certificate III or IV. While high school completion has risen sharply to 50.4% since 2011, the area still sees far fewer people with university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has jumped 14 points to 50.4% since 2011, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jimboomba, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most residents hold trade or vocational qualifications, with 45.1% having a Certificate III or IV.
10.7% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Jimboomba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9%.
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 Jimboomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314014/jimboomba/topic/education