52.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Labrador · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Labrador
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common area of study for residents in Labrador. While more people here have finished high school or earned a degree compared to many similar areas, the suburb still sits well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.9% of people have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Labrador, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, it is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
18.4% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Labrador, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Labrador has 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest of their kind, with a typical size of 814 students and a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
0.43
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
814
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Labrador
16 schools — 13,029 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 90 | 935 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 238 | 993 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 925 | 1,035 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Labrador [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31601/labrador/topic/education