47.7% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundamba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundamba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Bundamba, where 41.1% of the population holds one. The area generally has lower formal education levels than the rest of the state, with far fewer residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Bundamba finished high school compared to the wider community; only 47.7% completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundamba, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a gap of 15 points below the Australian average.
11.1% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Bundamba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and engineering at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than about 86% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most.
2.26
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
497
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundamba
15 schools — 7,452 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 0.1 km | 173 | 880 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 374 | 897 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 794 | 896 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| St Peter Claver College, Riverview | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| Silkstone State School, Silkstone | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 675 | 937 |
| Ipswich East State School, East Ipswich | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 287 | 878 |
| Claremont Special School, Silkstone | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 199 | 964 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 258 | 844 |
| Tivoli State School, Tivoli | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 201 | 904 |
| Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, East Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,047 | 1,122 |
| Ipswich North State School, North Ipswich | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 206 | 904 |
| Raceview State School, Raceview | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 679 | 933 |
| Karalee State School, Karalee | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 552 | 1,041 |
| Bethany Lutheran Primary School, Raceview | Independent | Primary | 5.0 km | 356 | 1,062 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30426/bundamba/topic/education