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Killarney · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Killarney

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

Only 29.7% of people in Killarney (L) have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade skills and practical experience than formal school certificates. Most residents have left school by Year 10.

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📍 Killarney, Urban Centre

Where Killarney sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.6% ▼ -34.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Killarney — lower than 77% of areas.

Killarney7.6%
4373, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much lower than in most areas and has fallen 8.1 percentage points since 2011. Over a third of residents, 35.4%, list Year 10 as their highest year of school.

Completed Year 12

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29.7% ▼ -21.5%

Lower than 80% 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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In Killarney, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 10 35.4% Year 12 29.7% Year 9 or below 17.1% Year 11 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.6% of the population, which is far below the Queensland average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.6% ▼ -34.2%

Lower than 77% 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 Killarney, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 36.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.9% Bachelor degree 10.2% Certificate I / II 4.0% Postgraduate degree 3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Killarney (L) are spread across several fields, with engineering (12.9%) and management and commerce (12.5%) being the most frequent.

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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321060/killarney/topic/education