43.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunburra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bunburra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Bunburra hold a bachelor degree or higher than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is well-qualified, this is contrasted by a much lower rate of Year 12 completion compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This puts the area well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunburra, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.0% of adults, which is a little above the Queensland figure. This result is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Bunburra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Education at 19.0% and Engineering at 17.2%. Other common fields include Health, Natural and Physical Sciences, and Creative Arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is Catholic and has an average size of 137 students, which is lower than most areas. It also has a school advantage score of 1,018, which is higher 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).
137
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bunburra
1 school — 137 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| All Saints' School, Boonah | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 137 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30419/bunburra/topic/education