41.3% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bemerside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bemerside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all qualified adults in Bemerside hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a trend toward vocational training. This is an area where formal schooling levels are much lower than the national figure, with only 41.3% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 34.3% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bemerside, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and well below the state average.
12.3% ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Bemerside, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 26.2%, followed by Education at 15.9% and Management and commerce at 14.3%.
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 just 10 students.
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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bemerside
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Macknade State School, Macknade | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 10 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bemerside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30228/bemerside/topic/education