50.0% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cambooya · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Cambooya
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Cambooya have finished high school than in most similar areas. While the town has seen a 13 point climb in Year 12 completions since 2011, its overall qualification levels remain far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in similar areas, though this figure is still well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cambooya, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.7%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 47.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.7% ▲ +62.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Cambooya, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
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 Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315013/cambooya/topic/education