35.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grahams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grahams Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Grahams Creek have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 35.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a profile where a small minority hold higher degrees while many more hold trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with only 35.9% of residents finishing Year 12. Around 35% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Grahams Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.6% of residents.
9.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Grahams Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 17.6% and health at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is much smaller than those in most other areas with an average size of 55 students.
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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grahams Creek
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mungar State School, Mungar | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 55 | 923 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grahams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31221/grahams-creek/topic/education