56.5% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Durack
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Durack have finished high school now than in previous censuses. While the area has a higher proportion of university graduates than many similar suburbs, it still sits well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Durack, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the adult population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
18.5% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Durack splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Durack are most common in management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most. The typical school is much larger than those in other areas, with most being government primary schools.
2.08
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
647
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Durack
19 schools — 12,293 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Australian International Islamic College, Durack | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,573 | 971 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 642 | 934 |
| Glenala State High School, Durack | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,133 | 908 |
| Western Suburbs State Special School, Inala | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 220 | 972 |
| Inala State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 416 | 906 |
| St Mark's School, Inala | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 448 | 982 |
| Serviceton South State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 454 | 919 |
| Richlands East State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 508 | 910 |
| Inala Flexible School, Inala | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 94 | 823 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 124 | 872 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 930 |
| St John's Anglican College, Forest Lake | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,329 | 1,118 |
| Forest Lake State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 738 | 1,015 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 180 | 882 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 221 | 980 |
| Forest Lake State High School, Forest Lake | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,673 | 969 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 508 | 1,054 |
| Pallara State School, Pallara | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 1,337 | 1,062 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30905/durack/topic/education