33.6% ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Delan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Delan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all qualified adults in Delan hold a Certificate III or IV. This makes the area stand out for its high number of trade-level qualifications, despite far fewer residents finishing high school or university than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 27.9% of the community instead finished Year 10, and 16.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Delan, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
5.9% ▲ +130.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Delan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These government-run schools are much smaller than most, with an average of 31 students.
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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Delan
2 schools — 61 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| McIlwraith State School, Mcilwraith | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 20 | 1,020 |
| Maroondan State School, Maroondan | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 41 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Delan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30828/delan/topic/education