56.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birkdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birkdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school attainment and a strong focus on trade and professional qualifications shape daily life in Birkdale. While 56.7% of residents finished Year 12, nearly a fifth of the community holds a bachelor's degree or higher. This mix of academic and vocational skills reflects a community with a diverse range of professional backgrounds.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 56.7% of people finishing their schooling. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it sits a little below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Birkdale, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher make up 19.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.7%.
19.7% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Birkdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed closely by engineering at 17.5%. Other frequent qualifications are in society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Birkdale has 19 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. While schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, there are only 1.13 schools for every 1,000 children.
1.13
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
596
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Birkdale
19 schools — 11,327 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Birkdale South State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 407 | 993 |
| Birkdale State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 462 | 1,002 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Birkdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 557 | 1,071 |
| South East Brisbane Steiner School, Thorneside | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 30 | 1,037 |
| Wellington Point State High School, Wellington Point | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 767 | 984 |
| Redlands College, Wellington Point | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,443 | 1,100 |
| Alexandra Hills State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 172 | 959 |
| St Anthony's School, Alexandra Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 508 | 1,038 |
| Alexandra Hills State High School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,460 | 984 |
| Wellington Point State School, Wellington Point | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 411 | 1,033 |
| The Sycamore School, Alexandra Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 90 | 1,070 |
| Lota State School, Lota | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 244 | 1,061 |
| Vienna Woods State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 300 | 971 |
| Ormiston College, Ormiston | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,524 | 1,148 |
| Moreton Bay Boys' College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 568 | 1,125 |
| Capalaba State College, Capalaba | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,022 | 982 |
| Manly West State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 232 | 992 |
| Hilliard State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 560 | 1,015 |
| Ormiston State School, Ormiston | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 570 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30261/birkdale/topic/education