43.7% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gooburrum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gooburrum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Gooburrum have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While the area has a diverse range of qualifications, it trails well behind Queensland and Australia in both high school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.7% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. For many residents, the highest year of school completed was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gooburrum, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.5% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure. Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 41% of residents.
16.5% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Gooburrum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Gooburrum are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by schools, with nine located within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Government schools make up 55.6% of the sector, and most are primary schools.
4.55
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gooburrum
9 schools — 2,683 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Gooburrum State School, Gooburrum | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 144 | 986 |
| Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg North | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 676 | 932 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 61 | 999 |
| Oakwood State School, Oakwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 949 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 249 | 906 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 82 | 860 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 6.2 km | 14 | — |
| St Luke's Anglican School, Kalkie | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,090 | 1,089 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31183/gooburrum/topic/education