43.9% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brookstead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brookstead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Brookstead have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national norms. Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, and very few hold university degrees. This creates a profile defined by practical training rather than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Brookstead have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.9% completed Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brookstead, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 7.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.5% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Brookstead, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications tend to focus on practical fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 15.2%, followed by Health and Education at 10.1% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one small government primary school. While there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas, the school advantage score is much lower than elsewhere.
30.30
Higher than 94% 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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brookstead
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Brookstead State School, Brookstead | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 17 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brookstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30389/brookstead/topic/education