40.6% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pialba - Eli Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Pialba - Eli Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.6% of people in Pialba - Eli Waters finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is a key feature of the area, though school completion rates have risen 6.6 percentage points since 2011. Higher education levels also remain well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Queensland and Australia, though it has improved since 2011. While 40.6% finished their final year, 29.1% of residents stopped at Year 10 and 14.1% left school at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pialba - Eli Waters, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.0% of adults, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of the community.
13.0% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Pialba - Eli Waters, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields. The most common are health at 14.5%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.4% and engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools, which is more than 80% of similar places, and total enrolments are among the largest at this level. These schools are larger than most, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.43
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
5,086
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
848
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 62% 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 Pialba - Eli Waters
11 schools — 7,403 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 631 | 1,010 |
| Yarrilee State School, Urraween | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 732 | 965 |
| St James Lutheran College, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 754 | 1,038 |
| Hervey Bay State High School, Pialba | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,280 | 963 |
| Pialba State School, Pialba | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 367 | 901 |
| Kawungan State School, Kawungan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 877 | 976 |
| Carinity Education - Glendyne, Nikenbah | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 142 | 882 |
| Hervey Bay Special School, Kawungan | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 105 | 970 |
| Torquay State School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 183 | 875 |
| Fraser Coast Anglican College, Wondunna | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,010 | 1,098 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pialba - Eli Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041518/pialba-eli-waters/topic/education