47.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bamboo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bamboo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Bamboo compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Despite this, the area has a decent number of university-educated adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is well below the Queensland average. About 23.2% of people stopped at Year 10, while 12.1% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bamboo, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 51.4%.
19.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Bamboo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 23.6%, followed by education at 18.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bamboo has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both are government schools with a typical size of 128 students, though they have a lower advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
128
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower 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 Bamboo
2 schools — 255 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wonga Beach State School, Wonga Beach | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 79 | 907 |
| Miallo State School, Miallo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 176 | 996 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bamboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30137/bamboo/topic/education