21.2% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buxton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 21.2% of residents in Buxton finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a community where most adults left school early, with very few holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 was the most common final year of school for 38% of people. Overall, the rate of Year 12 completion is far below both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buxton, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (25%) and Year 12 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.1%.
4.9% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Buxton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 23.4%, followed by Architecture and building at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, though it is much smaller than most other schools with an average of 44 students.
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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buxton
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goodwood State School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 44 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30463/buxton/topic/education