54.1% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barmaryee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barmaryee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two percent of Barmaryee residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making these trade-level qualifications the most common achievement here. While more adults have university degrees than in many similar areas, the community's overall schooling and degree rates remain well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Australian average. A quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barmaryee, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 17.3% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and national averages.
17.3% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Barmaryee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 22.4%, followed by education and management and commerce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barmaryee has four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally large, with half being government and half Catholic.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
751
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower 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 Barmaryee
4 schools — 3,003 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 3 · Primary 1
| Yeppoon State High School, Yeppoon | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,062 | 958 |
| St Brendan's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,034 | 994 |
| Yeppoon State School, Yeppoon | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 301 | 945 |
| St Ursula's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 606 | 1,014 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barmaryee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30165/barmaryee/topic/education