45.2% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellmere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellmere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bellmere have remained low over the last decade, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents have a trade qualification or have left school before finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas. Only 45.2% completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellmere, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Bellmere, as only 9.6% of adults hold one. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, with most residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Bellmere, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bellmere has a small number of schools per child, though there are 17 schools within 3km. On average, these schools are much larger than those in most other similar areas.
0.63
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellmere
17 schools — 10,068 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 7
| Bellmere State School, Bellmere | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 695 | 946 |
| Tullawong State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 897 | 936 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 339 | 1,042 |
| Tullawong State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 474 | 897 |
| Minimbah State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 668 | 949 |
| Alta-1 College, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 132 | 956 |
| Caboolture Montessori School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 218 | 1,069 |
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 197 | 962 |
| Caboolture State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 254 | 888 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 646 | 1,018 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 455 | 895 |
| Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 6.5 km | 225 | 918 |
| Caboolture East State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 539 | 930 |
| Caboolture State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,373 | 942 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,654 | 939 |
| St Columban's College, Caboolture | Catholic | Secondary | 7.2 km | 1,171 | 1,026 |
| Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 131 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30220/bellmere/topic/education