35.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hebel · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of Hebel residents finished school at Year 10, reflecting a community with lower formal schooling rates than most other areas. While some adults hold higher degrees, the typical educational path here differs significantly from state and national patterns.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 47.2% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
35.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hebel, Year 10 is the majority at 57%; Year 12 is next at 43%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, a figure well below the state average of 21.9%. For those with degrees, the most common qualifications are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, each at 29.2%.
13.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Hebel splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in Hebel are spread across various fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 25.0%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture at 20.8%, and agriculture and environment at 12.5%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hebel has one government primary school within 3km, which is among the smallest of its level with an average size of 14 students. The average school advantage score of 985 is around the middle for similar areas.
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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 14 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hebel State School, Hebel | Government | Primary | 40.6 km | 14 | 985 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hebel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31313/hebel/topic/education