52.6% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farnborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Farnborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Farnborough has more people with degrees and high school certificates than most similar areas, though these figures remain well below the state and national averages. Education is a key part of local life, with a high number of schools available for children across the district.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 57.1% seen in Queensland and 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farnborough, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the population. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.5% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 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 →In Farnborough, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 18.1%, followed by education at 10.5% and health at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have plenty of options with 15.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. There are four schools within 3km, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
15.63
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
517
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Farnborough
4 schools — 2,066 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Farnborough State School, Farnborough | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 361 | 993 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, Yeppoon | Catholic | Primary | 7.9 km | 370 | 1,052 |
| St Brendan's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 10.2 km | 1,034 | 994 |
| Yeppoon State School, Yeppoon | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 301 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Farnborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31020/farnborough/topic/education