46.6% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roma · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Roma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Roma have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures, though local attainment is rising. While the typical person is less likely to have a degree, the area sees more residents completing these milestones than in many similar towns.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 46.6% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roma, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of the population, a figure that is well below the Queensland average. Trade qualifications are more common, with 36.6% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.3% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Roma, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering, management, and commerce, with both tied at 15.6%.
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 Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314020/roma/topic/education