47.4% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bracalba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bracalba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Bracalba have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most of the country. Only 47.4% of residents have completed Year 12, and just 8.4% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates and practical skills than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in other areas, with 47.4% of residents reaching this milestone. This figure is far below the national average of 58.8% and well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bracalba, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Bracalba, where only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.2% of adults.
8.4% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Bracalba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both of these local schools are government-run and average 306 students in size.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
306
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bracalba
2 schools — 611 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Delaneys Creek State School, Delaneys Creek | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 288 | 1,000 |
| Wamuran State School, Wamuran | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 323 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bracalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30351/bracalba/topic/education