37.4% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bidwill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bidwill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.4% of adults in Bidwill have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in schooling is reflected in the qualifications of the local workforce, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with 37.4% of residents finishing high school. Many others stopped earlier, with 36.4% reaching Year 10 and 11.7% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bidwill splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47% of the community.
11.2% ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Bidwill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related studies at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller and have much lower advantage scores than most other areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
173
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bidwill
5 schools — 864 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Parke State School, Tinana South | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 56 | 970 |
| Albert State School, Maryborough | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 126 | 899 |
| St Mary's College, Maryborough | Catholic | Secondary | 6.7 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Granville State School, Granville | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 212 | 902 |
| Maryborough Central State School, Maryborough | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 157 | 863 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bidwill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30247/bidwill/topic/education