40.1% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellenden Ker · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellenden Ker
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bellenden Ker have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other Queensland towns.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40.1%, which is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures. Many residents left school earlier, with 29.1% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellenden Ker, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.0% of the population, well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.0% of residents.
12.0% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Bellenden Ker, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields, at 27.0%. Management and commerce follow at 13.9%, while education and society and culture each account for 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of six students. Despite the small size, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the highest for this level.
25.64
Higher than 91% 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).
6
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
909
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellenden Ker
1 school — 6 students, average ICSEA 909.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bellenden Ker State School, Bellenden Ker | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 6 | 909 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellenden Ker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30216/bellenden-ker/topic/education