37.5% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ingham · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Ingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ingham hold high-level degrees compared to most similar areas. While Year 12 completion rates have risen to 37.5%, the town remains far below the national figure for school and university attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. This is a slight improvement over time, as the figure rose 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ingham, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Ingham, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 42.8%.
7.1% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Ingham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering is the most common field at 21%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.5% and Health at 9.3%.
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 Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315044/ingham/topic/education