40.0% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avoca
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Avoca. This area has a lower level of formal education than most other places, with the typical resident much less likely to have finished high school or earned a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avoca, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, a figure far below the national level of 26.3%. This is lower than most areas.
10.5% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Avoca, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 17.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, though there are only 1.23 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas. Most schools are government primary schools.
1.23
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
514
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avoca
11 schools — 5,658 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 310 | 957 |
| Branyan Road State School, Branyan | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 453 | 974 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 267 | 915 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 106 | 961 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 61 | 999 |
| Oakwood State School, Oakwood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 200 | 949 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 82 | 860 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,593 | 944 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30107/avoca/topic/education