81.0% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newstead - Bowen Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Newstead - Bowen Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in Newstead - Bowen Hills hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the schooling data, where 81% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the Australian figure of 58.8%. This number has risen by 6.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newstead - Bowen Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 50% of adults have a university degree, which is far above the Queensland average of 21.9%. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher has grown by 6.9 points over the last decade.
49.7% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 49.7%
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 Newstead - Bowen Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 49 schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 90% of similar places.
49
Higher than 87% 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 Newstead - Bowen Hills
49 schools — 36,442 students, average ICSEA 1,128.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 15 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 14 · Secondary 12
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 980 | 978 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 104 | 943 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 448 | 1,140 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 407 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills/topic/education