43.6% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Farleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Farleigh have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.6% completing Year 12. This creates a community where a larger proportion of adults have left school earlier than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The next most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 28% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farleigh, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with 12.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well below the 21.9% seen across Queensland. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of people.
12.9% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Farleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 22.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Farleigh has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two primary government schools within 3km. However, these schools are much smaller than average and have a much lower advantage score than most areas.
13.07
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
52
Lower than 83% 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 Farleigh
2 schools — 103 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Farleigh State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 32 | 935 |
| Coningsby State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 71 | 944 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Farleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31019/farleigh/topic/education