61.6% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hunchy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hunchy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average for schooling, Hunchy is a highly educated area where 61.6% of residents finished Year 12. This trend extends to higher education, with more than a quarter of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 61.6%, the rate of people finishing Year 12 is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hunchy, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Hunchy, with 27.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average of 21.9%.
27.4% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hunchy splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 15.6%, followed by health at 15% and management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary government schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,027, which is higher than most areas.
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).
333
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hunchy
3 schools — 999 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Montville State School, Montville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Palmwoods State School, Palmwoods | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 485 | 1,030 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 423 | 1,014 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hunchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31374/hunchy/topic/education