54.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bannockburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bannockburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Bannockburn since 2011, though qualifications remain lower than the national trend. Only 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bannockburn, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical trade skills are common here, with 40.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Overall, the proportion of people with university degrees is well below the Queensland average.
13.2% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Bannockburn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bannockburn has three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 1,012 students.
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).
1,012
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bannockburn
3 schools — 3,035 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Rivermount College, Yatala | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 982 | 1,046 |
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,202 | 972 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 851 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bannockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30147/bannockburn/topic/education