42.2% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Booral · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Booral
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Booral have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. While 42.2% of residents have completed Year 12, this is far below the national figure and the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has rose 15 points since 2011, though the 42.2% rate remains far below Queensland's 57.1%. About 32.5% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Booral, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far below the national average, although it has rose 7.6 points since 2011.
11.5% ▲ +192.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Booral, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 15.6%.
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 Booral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321020/booral/topic/education