50.9% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bangalee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bangalee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bangalee have remained steady, though a typical resident is less likely to have finished high school than those in other parts of the state. Only about half of the population finished Year 12, and the area has far fewer university graduates than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly 50.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian figures. About a quarter of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bangalee, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.2% of residents.
12.5% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Bangalee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 14.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors and have a higher 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).
366
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bangalee
2 schools — 731 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Farnborough State School, Farnborough | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 361 | 993 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, Yeppoon | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 370 | 1,052 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bangalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30143/bangalee/topic/education