47.7% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bungalow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bungalow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bungalow sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though it trails behind state and national figures. Only 47.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population has completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 18.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bungalow, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.4% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Bungalow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 13.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 13.3%. Society and culture qualifications are held by 10% of the group.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bungalow has more schools within 3km than about 87% of similar areas, with 17 in total. These schools are among the largest at this level, though they have a lower advantage score than most areas.
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).
924
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bungalow
17 schools — 15,704 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 381 | 797 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 482 | 887 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 481 | 784 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 382 | 953 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| St Monica's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 697 | 1,058 |
| Woree State School, Woree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 530 | 860 |
| Woree State High School, Woree | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 750 | 854 |
| Cairns State Special School, Woree | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 130 | 913 |
| St Gerard Majella Primary School, Woree | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 399 | 1,035 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Woree | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 949 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bungalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30431/bungalow/topic/education