57.9% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 15.7% of adults in Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common, school completion rates have climbed by 10 points since 2011. The area is now characterized by a high number of people holding trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 47.9% of the population had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of people with a university degree is well below the state average, though it has risen by 5 points over the last decade. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 40.9% of qualifications.
15.7% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has only one school, which is a government secondary college. This school is among the largest of its kind, though the region has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.50
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
1,202
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,202
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 71% 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 Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub
14 schools — 11,569 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Rivermount College, Yatala | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 982 | 1,046 |
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,202 | 972 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 851 | 987 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 381 | 973 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 433 | 931 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 6.2 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 776 | 968 |
| Canterbury College, Waterford | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 1,502 | 1,076 |
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 250 | 966 |
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 7.9 km | 353 | 1,043 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 532 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021310/wolffdene-bahrs-scrub/topic/education