46.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Greenlands have remained relatively stable, with a small number of highly qualified residents standing out. While many adults have not finished high school, about 18.6% of the population holds a bachelor degree or higher. This mix of qualifications is common for the region, though it sits well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Greenlands finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 46.9% completing it. This is far below the Australian rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenlands, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational skills are common here, with 35% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 18.6% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
18.6% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Greenlands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering (17.5%), health (11.7%), and architecture and building (10.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by one small government primary school. This results in a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the average school size is much lower.
16.67
Higher than 86% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenlands
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Greenlands State School, Greenlands | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 66 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31238/greenlands/topic/education