86.4% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 80.6%
- 2016: 83.5%
- 2021: 86.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Indooroopilly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Indooroopilly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define daily life in Indooroopilly, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly qualified community that far exceeds state and national trends in both schooling and higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
An impressive 86.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This level of school completion has risen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Indooroopilly, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 54.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and represents a 9.4 percentage point increase since 2011.
54.1% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 54.1%
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 Indooroopilly, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.8% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Indooroopilly is home to six schools with very high advantage scores and large average sizes of 1,492 students. There are 45 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.54
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
8,951
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,492
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
Higher than 97% 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 Indooroopilly
45 schools — 34,496 students, average ICSEA 1,130.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 13 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 333 | 911 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 35 | — |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 69 | 963 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031094/indooroopilly/topic/education