44.7% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Benaraby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Benaraby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Benaraby compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 12 percentage points below Queensland and 14 points below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is lower than the national average, with 44.7% finishing Year 12. This is around the middle for similar areas, though 32.1% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Benaraby, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, as only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while trade certificates are most common at 53.5%.
9.6% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 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 Benaraby, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common field of study is engineering and related subjects at 34.9%. Management and commerce follow at 12%, with education making up 9.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 52 students. This school has an advantage score of 951, which is lower than most areas.
3.95
Higher than 51% 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Benaraby
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Benaraby State School, Benaraby | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 52 | 951 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benaraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30230/benaraby/topic/education