37.3% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.3% of residents in Eton finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a local trend where fewer people have completed high school or attained higher university degrees compared to most other areas. The educational profile here is dominated by practical trade qualifications rather than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%, with a gap of 20 percentage points. About 27% of residents reached Year 10, while 11.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eton, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common top qualification at 42.4%.
4.5% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Eton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eton has 5.85 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, though the average school size is much lower than usual at 24 students. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
5.85
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eton
3 schools — 73 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Eton State School, Eton | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 36 | 931 |
| Oakenden State School, Oakenden | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 8 | 926 |
| North Eton State School, North Eton | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 29 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30988/eton/topic/education