49.4% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carpendale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carpendale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications in Carpendale, where 37% of adults hold one of these. The area has a lower rate of higher education than most similar places, with only 11.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below both the Queensland (57.1%) and Australian (58.8%) rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carpendale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 40%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as the 11.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.2% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Carpendale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by education at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than those in most other areas. These schools also have a lower advantage score than most.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
70
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carpendale
2 schools — 140 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Helidon State School, Helidon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 103 | 938 |
| Flagstone Creek State School, Flagstone Creek | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 37 | 995 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carpendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30547/carpendale/topic/education