51.3% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Eacham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Eacham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of adults in Lake Eacham hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. The community has a higher level of education than most similar areas, though the percentage of people finishing Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. For others, the next most common highest year of schooling was Year 10 at 27.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Eacham, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average. This is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
22.2% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Lake Eacham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by Education at 13.6% and Health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most others in its group but has a higher average advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
217
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Eacham
1 school — 217 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yungaburra State School, Yungaburra | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 217 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Eacham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31614/lake-eacham/topic/education