57.1% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barellan Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barellan Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better educational outcomes than most similar areas mark Barellan Point, where 57.1% of residents have finished Year 12. While qualification levels are higher than in nearby places, they remain well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of the population has completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barellan Point, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas, though this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
20.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Barellan Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 21.2%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barellan Point has more schools within 3 km than 77% of similar areas, with the local schools being larger and having higher advantage scores than most.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
551
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barellan Point
6 schools — 3,306 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Karalee State School, Karalee | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 552 | 1,041 |
| St Peter Claver College, Riverview | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| Moggill State School, Moggill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 698 | 1,099 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 258 | 844 |
| Redbank State School, Redbank | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 136 | 895 |
| Mount Crosby State School, Karana Downs | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 559 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barellan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30156/barellan-point/topic/education