34.8% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Homebush · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Homebush
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Homebush, held by 57% of adults. This area has a much lower level of formal schooling and higher education than most other parts of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 32.3% of the population left school at Year 10, and 18.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Homebush splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.8% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Homebush, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 35.5% studied engineering and related fields, while 10.3% studied architecture and building.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for its population, with 16.13 schools per 1,000 children. All local schools are government primary schools and are much smaller than most other areas, with an average size of 27 students.
16.13
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
27
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Homebush
3 schools — 81 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Homebush State School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 37 | 962 |
| Oakenden State School, Oakenden | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 8 | 926 |
| Eton State School, Eton | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 36 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31353/homebush/topic/education