45.9% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunya Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bunya Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bunya Creek finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 45.9% completing Year 12. However, the area has a strong mix of professional and trade skills, with over a quarter of adults holding a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 26.2% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunya Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.2% of the population, which is well above the Queensland average of 21.9%. This high level of university education is balanced by a strong trade presence, as 44.1% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
26.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 Bunya Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 26.5%, followed by architecture, building, management, and commerce, which each account for 17.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bunya Creek has one combined independent school within 3 km. This school is among the largest at this level with an average size of 1,010 students and one of the highest advantage scores.
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).
1,010
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bunya Creek
1 school — 1,010 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Fraser Coast Anglican College, Wondunna | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 1,010 | 1,098 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunya Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30438/bunya-creek/topic/education