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Education & Qualifications in Boulia

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

Fewer residents in Boulia have completed high school or university compared to 2011, though rates of qualification have slowly risen. The typical resident is less likely to have finished Year 12 than people in most other areas. This reflects a community where formal schooling levels are far below the state and national figures.

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Where Boulia sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▲ +56.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Boulia — lower than 73% of areas.

Boulia8.2%
4829, QLD 7.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and much lower than most areas. This proportion has risen slightly by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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28.7% ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 83% 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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Boulia splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 28.7% Year 10 28.7% Year 9 or below 20.7% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.2% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This has increased by 3 percentage points over the last decade, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▲ +56.5%

Lower than 73% 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 Boulia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 26.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Bachelor degree 11.3% Postgraduate degree 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering at 18.8%, followed by Education and Management and commerce, both at 7.5%.

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In Boulia, the largest group is Engineering & related at 36%, followed by Education (14%) and Management & commerce (14%).

Engineering & related 18.8% Education 7.5% Management & commerce 7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.3% Architecture & building 5.0% Health 3.8% Society & culture 3.8%

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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322020/boulia/topic/education