51.9% ▲ +86.2%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kuranda · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kuranda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 24 point jump in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a major shift in education for Kuranda. While still well below the national figure, the area has seen a rapid increase in both school completion and higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still well below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 27.9% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kuranda, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 22.1% of the population, a figure that rose 16 points since 2011. This is about the same as the Queensland average, though it remains well below the national figure.
22.1% ▲ +256.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Kuranda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 13.0% and management and commerce at 11.2%. Engineering and related fields follow closely at 10.8%.
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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315049/kuranda/topic/education