62.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buderim · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buderim
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Buderim, where 62% of residents finished Year 12. This creates a highly qualified population, with nearly 28% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is more common here than in most areas. At 62%, this figure is well above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buderim, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very prevalent, with 27.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland average of 21.9% and a little above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
27.8% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Buderim splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by health at 14.8% and engineering and related fields at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Buderim has 17 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with a high average advantage score of 1,072.
0.56
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
1,007
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buderim
17 schools — 17,121 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Buderim Mountain State School, Buderim | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 1,183 | 1,096 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,426 | 1,155 |
| Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,239 | 1,120 |
| Chancellor State College, Sippy Downs | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,609 | 1,042 |
| Kuluin State School, Kuluin | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 612 | 1,018 |
| Siena Catholic College, Sippy Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 889 | 1,073 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Sippy Downs | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 616 | 1,081 |
| Maroochydore State High School, Maroochydore | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,205 | 1,011 |
| Stella Maris School, Maroochydore | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 737 | 1,081 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 222 | 969 |
| The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 226 | 1,054 |
| Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 807 | 1,064 |
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 733 | 1,055 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,472 | 1,133 |
| Montessori International College, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 276 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buderim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30408/buderim/topic/education