40.5% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adare · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adare
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Adare have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This trend extends to higher education, with a much smaller proportion of adults holding university degrees than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national average, sitting at 40.5%. Around 30.6% of residents left school after Year 10, and another 13.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adare, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.4% of people.
10.1% ▲ +61.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Adare, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 17.1% and Engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3 km, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
325
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adare
3 schools — 974 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Peace Lutheran Primary School, Gatton | Independent | Primary | 5.7 km | 329 | 999 |
| Gatton State School, Gatton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 399 | 875 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Gatton | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 246 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30009/adare/topic/education