62.2% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kamerunga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kamerunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of adults in Kamerunga have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a highly educated area where university degrees and trade certificates are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, with 62.2% of people finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kamerunga, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. Trade qualifications are also common, with 32.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
25.6% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Kamerunga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 15%, followed by engineering and health, both around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kamerunga has more schools per child than most areas, with six schools within 3 km. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 908 students.
5.13
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
908
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kamerunga
6 schools — 5,447 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 2
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Caravonica State School, Caravonica | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 540 | 1,020 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kamerunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31478/kamerunga/topic/education