71.1% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunnybank · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become much more common in Sunnybank since 2011. The area now has a strongly educated population, with 71.1% of residents completing Year 12 and a high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates have risen 6.8 points since 2011. At 71.1%, the share of people who finished Year 12 is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunnybank, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 33.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3% and has risen 6.4 points since 2011.
33.1% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 33.1%
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 Sunnybank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sunnybank has more schools than most similar areas, with 7 schools serving 3,360 enrolments. There are 5.15 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.15
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 68% 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).
3,360
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
480
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunnybank
29 schools — 16,370 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 0.3 km | 121 | 936 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 641 | 963 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 211 | 972 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 838 | 973 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 260 | 710 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 180 | 882 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 312 | 930 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 124 | 872 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 520 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061079/sunnybank/topic/education