31.6% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bouldercombe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bouldercombe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bouldercombe have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.6% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most areas, with 30.5% of the population instead reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bouldercombe splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of residents.
7.1% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Bouldercombe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 18.3%, followed by health at 9.2% and management and commerce at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small government primary school with an average size of 82 students, which is much lower than most areas. This school also has an average advantage score of 937, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
4.88
Higher than 58% 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).
82
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
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 Bouldercombe
1 school — 82 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bouldercombe State School, Bouldercombe | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 82 | 937 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30339/bouldercombe/topic/education