35.6% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hazeldean · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hazeldean
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Hazeldean have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 35.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 35.6% of people finishing. Many residents left school earlier, including 34.1% who finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Hazeldean splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 6.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are common, as 39.8% hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.5% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Hazeldean, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 18.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.2%. Health and Society and culture each account for 10.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school's size and advantage score both sit around the middle for its level.
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).
282
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hazeldean
1 school — 282 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kilcoy State School, Kilcoy | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 282 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hazeldean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31307/hazeldean/topic/education