25.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deepwater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deepwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Deepwater have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 25.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This gap is also seen in higher education, where very few adults hold a bachelor degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 25.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. The most common highest year of schooling for locals is Year 10, reached by 28.4% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Deepwater splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 4.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.4% of people.
4.6% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Deepwater, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 26.1%, followed by education at 7.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is a government facility. It is much smaller than most schools, with an average size of just 25 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Deepwater
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wartburg State School, Baffle Creek | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 25 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30823/deepwater/topic/education