75.8% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Douglas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 30% of adults in Douglas hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This professional profile is matched by strong schooling outcomes, with far more people finishing Year 12 than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 75.8% of residents doing so. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Douglas, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualified professionals are common, as 30.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 21.9% seen across Queensland and the 26.3% national average.
30.3% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 Douglas, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 22.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3 kilometres, though the area has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. The average school size of 672 is much higher than in most other areas.
1.67
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
672
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower 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 Douglas
22 schools — 14,779 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Enkindle Village School, Douglas | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 58 | 1,018 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 375 | 972 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 592 | 910 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 747 | 838 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 698 | 927 |
| Annandale State School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 722 | 1,019 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 423 | 838 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 366 | 870 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 876 | 956 |
| Annandale Christian College, Annandale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 687 | 1,069 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 659 | 842 |
| Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School, Mundingburra | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 198 | 930 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 237 | 688 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 715 | 862 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 132 | 772 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 442 | 871 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30871/douglas/topic/education