53.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Barron · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Barron
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in East Barron have finished Year 12, though this is still well below the national figure. The area stands out for having a higher share of university-educated adults than most similar places, with 22.5% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian averages. Roughly 21.7% of people finished Year 10, while 12.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Barron, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are varied, with 34% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. The 22.5% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is about the same as the Queensland average, but well below the national figure.
22.5% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 East Barron, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in this area are most commonly in management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by health at 14%. Other common fields include engineering, society and culture, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The single primary school in the area is smaller than those in most similar places, though it has a higher average advantage score. The local school is run by the government.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
217
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Barron
1 school — 217 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yungaburra State School, Yungaburra | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 217 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30918/east-barron/topic/education