72.7% ▲ +154.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eagle Farm - Pinkenba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Eagle Farm - Pinkenba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common area of study in Eagle Farm - Pinkenba, where 26.6% of residents hold a degree in this field. The area has seen a huge shift in education levels, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing by 29 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates in Eagle Farm - Pinkenba have jumped 44 points since 2011 to reach 72.7%. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eagle Farm - Pinkenba, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 37.7% of adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This reflects a strong trend toward higher education, as the number of people with these degrees has risen since 2011.
37.7% ▲ +352.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Eagle Farm - Pinkenba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond business and management, the most common qualifications are in society and culture at 12.6% and engineering at 11.6%. Health qualifications follow at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20 schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about half of similar areas.
20
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Schools serving Eagle Farm - Pinkenba
20 schools — 13,049 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Murarrie State School, Murarrie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 60 | 956 |
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| Hemmant Flexible School, Hemmant | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 81 | 903 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| Iona College, Lindum | Catholic | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,802 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eagle Farm - Pinkenba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031037/eagle-farm-pinkenba/topic/education