13.8% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brooweena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brooweena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Brooweena have remained quite low over the last decade. Only 13.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where most adults have not finished high school or hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 13.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Instead, the most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 for 36.3% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brooweena, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (36%) and Year 12 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare in Brooweena, with only 3.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
3.8% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Brooweena, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 36.4%, followed by society and culture at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 17 students. This school has an advantage score of 915, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
915
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 Brooweena
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 915.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Brooweena State School, Brooweena | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 17 | 915 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brooweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30392/brooweena/topic/education