46.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barlil · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barlil
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Barlil than in the rest of the country. Only 46.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is much lower than the national figure. This gap in formal schooling extends to higher education, where university degrees are also uncommon.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is the most common peak level of schooling, followed by 25% of people who reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barlil, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
9.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Barlil, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 47%, ahead of Education (18%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barlil has one independent secondary school, which is smaller than most similar areas with a typical size of 34 students. This school's advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
745
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barlil
1 school — 34 students, average ICSEA 745.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Silver Lining School, Ficks Crossing | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 34 | 745 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barlil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30162/barlil/topic/education