45.2% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Abergowrie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Abergowrie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Abergowrie has remained largely consistent over the last decade, though it continues to trail state averages. Fewer than half of adults here finished Year 12, and only about 10% hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%. For many, the highest year of school completed was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Abergowrie, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 9.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 46.9%.
9.8% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Abergowrie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Abergowrie are most often in Engineering and related fields at 23.8%, followed by Education at 16.8% and Society and Culture at 7.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 44 students. While there are two schools within 3 km, the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
35.71
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
717
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Abergowrie
2 schools — 87 students, average ICSEA 717.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| St Teresa's College, Abergowrie | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 78 | 691 |
| Abergowrie State School, Abergowrie | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 9 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Abergowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30004/abergowrie/topic/education