50.1% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonnie Doon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonnie Doon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of higher education define Bonnie Doon, where only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, marking a significant gap in qualifications compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Another 27.3% of the community stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonnie Doon, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trades and vocational certificates are common here, with 42.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degree holders are far below the state average.
9.6% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 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 Bonnie Doon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 17.2% and Food, hospitality and personal services at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Two-thirds are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
328
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonnie Doon
3 schools — 983 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Mossman State High School, Mossman | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 553 | 938 |
| Mossman State School, Mossman | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 321 | 879 |
| St Augustine's School, Mossman | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 109 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonnie Doon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30311/bonnie-doon/topic/education