32.2% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Childers · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Childers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of residents in Childers finished Year 12, which is a far lower proportion than the national figure. This highlights a local trend of lower formal schooling levels compared to the rest of Australia, though the number of people completing high school has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. This is the most common highest school year reached, followed by Year 10 at 24.5% and Year 9 or below at 19.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Childers, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure. Instead, trade and vocational training are more typical, with 32.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.7% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Childers, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 11.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 10.4% and Management and Commerce at 9.4%.
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315019/childers/topic/education