29.6% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allora · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Allora have finished high school or university than in most other parts of the country. Only 29.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, there has been a steady increase in higher education, with the share of adults holding a university degree more than doubling since 2011.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.6% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 34.7% of residents.
29.6% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Allora, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 39.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.1% ▲ +119.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Allora, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by health at 12.9% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321002/allora/topic/education