41.5% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenmount · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenmount
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 41.5% of residents in Greenmount finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, with a much smaller proportion of adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, sitting 17 points below the Australian average. While 41.5% completed Year 12, about a third of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenmount, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is far below the Queensland average, though many locals hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.7% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Greenmount, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study, making up 35% of qualifications. Other typical fields include management and commerce at 12.1% and education at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
328
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenmount
2 schools — 655 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Walkerston | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 349 | 1,003 |
| Walkerston State School, Walkerston | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 306 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31239/greenmount/topic/education