61.6% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darlington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average for schooling and degrees, Darlington is a highly educated community. About 61.6% of residents have finished Year 12, while nearly 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much higher than most similar areas, with 61.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darlington, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
28.8% ▲ +219.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 Darlington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Health and Education both accounting for 15.4% of degrees, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size is among the lowest at just 15 students. Both local primary schools are government run.
35.71
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darlington
2 schools — 30 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Darlington State School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 22 | 1,023 |
| Hillview State School, Hillview | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 8 | 1,045 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30810/darlington/topic/education