59.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Most adults in Devon Park have a solid foundation of secondary schooling, though few hold university degrees. While nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, the area has a very low rate of higher education compared to the rest of the state.
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.5% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure.
59.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Devon Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 37%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national levels.
7.1% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Devon Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 86%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 40.9%, followed by health at 22.7%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30836/devon-park/topic/education