52.9% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Labrador · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Labrador
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Labrador have finished school and earned degrees since 2011, though the area still sits well below national levels. Year 12 completion rose 7.7 percentage points over the decade to reach 52.9%. While these numbers are climbing, the typical resident is less likely to hold a university degree than those in the rest of Queensland or Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 20.9% and Year 9 or below at 9.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Labrador, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are held by 18.4% of adults, a figure that is well below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.8% of people.
18.4% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Labrador, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Labrador has one government primary school, which is smaller than most areas, though its average size of 670 students is much higher than in similar places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.43
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
670
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
670
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Lower 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 Labrador
16 schools — 13,029 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 90 | 935 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 238 | 993 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 925 | 1,035 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
Sources
More for Labrador
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Labrador [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031238/labrador/topic/education