30.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Haldon · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 28 percentage points separates East Haldon from the national average in high school completion. While university degrees are more common here than in many similar areas, far fewer people have finished Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most areas, with 21.7% of people listing Year 10 as their highest year of school.
30.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In East Haldon, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (20%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In East Haldon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Certificate III / IV (25%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 50%, ahead of Society & culture (40%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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 East Haldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30926/east-haldon/topic/education