46.6% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karrabin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karrabin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Karrabin hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification in the area. While some residents have high-level degrees, the overall level of schooling and university qualifications is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karrabin, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with 16.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
16.7% ▲ +134.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Karrabin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 29.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Karrabin has much more school access than most similar areas, with 13 schools within 3 km and a high average school advantage score of 1,007.
13.89
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
669
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karrabin
13 schools — 8,691 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,495 | 1,072 |
| Ipswich Adventist School, Brassall | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 108 | 1,026 |
| Ipswich State High School, Brassall | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,776 | 925 |
| Brassall State School, Brassall | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 584 | 901 |
| Walloon State School, Walloon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 274 | 945 |
| Leichhardt State School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 304 | 862 |
| Blair State School, Sadliers Crossing | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 320 | 952 |
| Immaculate Heart School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 248 | 1,002 |
| Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,336 | 1,114 |
| St Edmund's College, Woodend | Catholic | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,171 | 1,049 |
| St Mary's College, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 730 | 1,033 |
| Ipswich West State School, West Ipswich | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 210 | 947 |
| Ipswich West Special School, West Ipswich | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 135 | 950 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karrabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31489/karrabin/topic/education