50.4% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Landsborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Landsborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low rates of formal higher education shape the professional landscape in Landsborough, where just 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents rely on trade certificates and practical training rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below both the Queensland (57.1%) and Australian (58.8%) figures. This is a higher rate than in most similar areas, though about 28.2% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Landsborough, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of adults. This explains why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the national average.
13.7% ▲ +66.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Landsborough, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects leading at 15.5%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Landsborough has five schools within 3 km, more than about 75% of similar areas, though it has much lower school counts per child than most. Most of these are government primary schools, and they carry a school advantage score of 1,026, which is higher than most areas.
1.21
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
336
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Landsborough
5 schools — 1,678 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Landsborough State School, Landsborough | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 316 | 989 |
| Mooloolah State School, Mooloolah Valley | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Glenview State School, Glenview | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 251 | 1,062 |
| Nirimba State Primary School, Nirimba | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 665 | 1,023 |
| Notre Dame College, Bells Creek | Catholic | Combined | 7.8 km | 216 | 1,066 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Landsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31631/landsborough/topic/education