76.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Farm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in New Farm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in New Farm hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of academic achievement is reflected across the board, with school completion rates also sitting well above those seen in the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 76.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far above the Queensland average of 57.1% and has risen by 6.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Farm, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 47.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average and has grown by 8.4 points over the last decade.
47.6% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 New Farm, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.1% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,121, which is much higher than most areas. While there are only two primary schools in the area, there are 50 schools within 3km, which is more than about 91% of similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 88% 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).
804
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
402
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 89% 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 New Farm
50 schools — 41,245 students, average ICSEA 1,128.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 15 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 16 · Secondary 13
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 980 | 978 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 104 | 943 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 384 | 964 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 56 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011109/new-farm/topic/education