46.7% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bluewater Park · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bluewater Park sits around the middle for its level when compared to similar areas for education. While a fair number of people hold trade qualifications, the area is far below the national figure for high school and university completion. Only 46.7% of residents finished Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Around 31.4% of the population left school after Year 10.
46.7% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bluewater Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.1% of adults, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.9% of residents.
13.1% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bluewater Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related roles at 23.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bluewater Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30293/bluewater-park/topic/education