49.7% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adelaide Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adelaide Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly half of the people in Adelaide Park have finished Year 12, which is more common here than in many similar areas. While qualification levels are higher than in some nearby places, they remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just under half of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adelaide Park, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is more common than in most similar areas, although it sits well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
17.5% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Adelaide Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 22.5%, followed by health at 12.1% and education at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average size of 626 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
626
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adelaide Park
5 schools — 3,128 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| St Brendan's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,034 | 994 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, Yeppoon | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 370 | 1,052 |
| Farnborough State School, Farnborough | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 361 | 993 |
| Yeppoon State School, Yeppoon | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 301 | 945 |
| Yeppoon State High School, Yeppoon | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,062 | 958 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adelaide Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30011/adelaide-park/topic/education