33.8% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Bell than in most similar areas. Only 33.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling extends to higher education, with few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 33.8%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most areas, with another 33.8% of residents having reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of the population.
10.1% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Bell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.3%, followed by Health at 11.0% and Management and commerce at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size is much lower than most areas. There is one government combined school within 3km, which has a much lower average advantage score than most similar areas.
12.66
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bell
1 school — 73 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Bell State School, Bell | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 73 | 946 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30211/bell/topic/education