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Dirranbandi · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Dirranbandi

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

More people in Dirranbandi have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While the typical person is less likely to have finished Year 12 than most Australians, university qualifications have risen to 11.5%.

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📍 Dirranbandi, Urban Centre

Where Dirranbandi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +166.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dirranbandi — higher than 51% of areas.

Dirranbandi11.5%
4486, QLD 14.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, though Year 10 is the most common highest year of school for 33.9% of people.

Completed Year 12

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29.9% ▲ +15.5%

Lower than 79% 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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Dirranbandi splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 10 33.9% Year 12 29.9% Year 9 or below 18.8% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.2 points since 2011 to reach 11.5%. This remains far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 31.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +166.1%

Higher than 51% 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 Dirranbandi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 31.7% Bachelor degree 24.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Postgraduate degree 2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by education at 15.8% and health at 11.7%.

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 Dirranbandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322035/dirranbandi/topic/education