42.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hibernia · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 4.2% of adults in Hibernia hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This indicates a workforce that relies heavily on trade qualifications rather than university degrees to support the local economy.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42.0%, which is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures. About 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
42.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hibernia, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 59.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This is consistent with the very low proportion of residents with university degrees.
4.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Hibernia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Bachelor degree is next at 9%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 27.3%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 15.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, though they are smaller than most and have a much lower advantage score than other areas.
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).
164
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 328 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Capella State School, Capella | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 179 | 938 |
| Capella State High School, Capella | Government | Secondary | 13.4 km | 149 | 925 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hibernia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31326/hibernia/topic/education