70.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 70% of residents in Belmont finished Year 12, a rate far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where roughly one in three adults holds a bachelor degree or higher. These figures place the suburb well above both the Queensland and Australian averages for schooling and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 70.9%, which is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland. This level of schooling is among the highest for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 32.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, and much higher than most other areas.
32.8% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 Belmont, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belmont has 18 schools within 3 km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 801 students.
18
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).
801
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belmont
18 schools — 14,424 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Belmont State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 873 | 1,129 |
| Gumdale State School, Gumdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,152 | 1,060 |
| OneSchool Global QLD - Wakerley, Wakerley | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 285 | 985 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Tingalpa State School, Tingalpa | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 452 | 1,079 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| Moreton Bay College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,236 | 1,139 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| Brisbane Bayside State College, Wynnum West | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 910 | 981 |
| Sinai College, Burbank | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 28 | 1,118 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Murarrie State School, Murarrie | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 60 | 956 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30224/belmont/topic/education