43.1% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goodwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goodwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Goodwood. This is a place where few residents have reached university level, with only 8.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than across Australia, with only 43.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goodwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is much lower than in most areas. While 36.7% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV, the proportion with a bachelor degree is far below the Queensland average.
8.3% ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Goodwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Goodwood are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 21.7%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most similar areas, though they are much smaller than average. The local school is a government primary school.
27.03
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goodwood
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goodwood State School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 44 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goodwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31188/goodwood/topic/education