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Goomeri · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Goomeri

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A far lower proportion of people in Goomeri have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is 27 points below the Australian figure. This gap has widened over time, as the rate of school completion has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Goomeri, Urban Centre

Where Goomeri sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.8% ▲ +18.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Goomeri — higher than 63% of areas.

Goomeri13.8%
4601, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 31.5% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and fell 14 points since 2011. About 30.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 17.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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31.5% ▼ -30.4%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Goomeri splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.

Year 12 31.5% Year 10 30.8% Year 9 or below 17.7% Year 11 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Queensland figure. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.5% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.8% ▲ +18.7%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Goomeri, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 28.5% Bachelor degree 18.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.2% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most frequent fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.2% and management and commerce at 9.8%.

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 Goomeri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321048/goomeri/topic/education