47.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balnagowan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balnagowan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of the adults in Balnagowan hold a Certificate III or IV qualification, marking it as an area where vocational training is common. While many residents have completed their schooling, the typical level of formal qualification is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 34.7% of the community stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balnagowan, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both Queensland and Australia.
10.7% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Balnagowan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 36%, followed by Health at 13.5% and Management and Commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All these local schools are government-run, though they have lower advantage scores than most areas.
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).
275
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balnagowan
3 schools — 826 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Marian State School, Marian | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 449 | 977 |
| Coningsby State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 71 | 944 |
| Walkerston State School, Walkerston | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 306 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balnagowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30134/balnagowan/topic/education