86.5% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 86.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Indooroopilly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Indooroopilly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in education levels defines Indooroopilly, where over half of adults hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the rest of Queensland and Australia, with 86.5% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, with 86.5% of people finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Indooroopilly, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
This is a highly qualified area where 54.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland rate of 21.9%.
54.3% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 Indooroopilly, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.6% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 43 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools here are among the largest and most advantaged in the region.
2.47
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
781
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Indooroopilly
43 schools — 33,581 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 13 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 333 | 911 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 35 | — |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 69 | 963 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31389/indooroopilly/topic/education