61.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bald Knob · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bald Knob
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Bald Knob, where a huge 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%, marking the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 61.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the 57.1% seen across Queensland and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bald Knob, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 34.5% of adults. This includes 14.8% with postgraduate degrees and 28% with a bachelor degree.
34.5% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Bald Knob, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 31%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17%, followed by society and culture at 15.9% and health at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is a government facility with a typical size of 230 students and a school advantage score higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
230
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bald Knob
1 school — 230 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mooloolah State School, Mooloolah Valley | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 230 | 1,012 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bald Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30124/bald-knob/topic/education