47.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barron · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barron
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define the adult population in Barron. While few residents finished high school, about 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished high school here than in most of the country, with only 47.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barron, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.4% of residents. Higher degrees are also common, with postgraduate and bachelor degrees each accounting for 18.2% of the population.
21.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Barron, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education and management and commerce both being the most common at 24.2%. Health and hospitality services each account for 15.2% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barron has more schools within 3km than about 79% of similar areas, with seven options available. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 797 students and a higher-than-usual advantage score.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
797
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barron
7 schools — 5,582 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 3
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Caravonica State School, Caravonica | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 540 | 1,020 |
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Machans Beach State School, Machans Beach | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 135 | 944 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
Sources
More for Barron
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30176/barron/topic/education