39.8% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hampden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hampden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Hampden have remained lower than state and national figures, with only 39.8% of residents completing Year 12. This gap is reflected in the qualification data, where a small minority of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 39.8% of people reaching this milestone compared to 58.8% across Australia. About 31.8% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hampden, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
9.1% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Hampden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 28.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hampden has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with two primary government schools located within 3 km.
10.10
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
267
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hampden
2 schools — 533 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Hampden State School, Hampden | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 84 | 963 |
| Marian State School, Marian | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 449 | 977 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hampden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31292/hampden/topic/education