40.6% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dundowran · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dundowran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Dundowran has shifted since 2011, though it remains lower than most similar areas. Only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a local workforce where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national average, with only 40.6% of residents finishing their final school year. This is significantly lower than the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dundowran, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.8% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a university degree is far below the Queensland average.
11.5% ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Dundowran, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most often studied society and culture, followed by engineering and management and commerce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dundowran has six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with half being independent and two-thirds providing both primary and secondary education.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
810
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dundowran
6 schools — 4,861 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Carinity Education - Glendyne, Nikenbah | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 142 | 882 |
| Yarrilee State School, Urraween | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 732 | 965 |
| Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| St James Lutheran College, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 754 | 1,038 |
| Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 631 | 1,010 |
| Hervey Bay State High School, Pialba | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,280 | 963 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dundowran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30897/dundowran/topic/education