26.4% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lanefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lanefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents hold high-level degrees compared to similar areas in Lanefield. Only 7.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This pattern is reflected in schooling, where the proportion of people finishing Year 12 is among the lowest at this level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% across Queensland. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 27.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lanefield splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (34%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 11 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are much lower than most areas, with 47.2% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. Bachelor degrees are held by only 8.3% of the population.
7.7% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Lanefield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 36.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 25.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3 km, more than about 73% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 932 is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lanefield
4 schools — 1,080 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Ashwell State School, Ashwell | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 65 | 929 |
| Rosewood State High School, Rosewood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 485 | 920 |
| Rosewood State School, Rosewood | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 316 | 908 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Rosewood | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 214 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lanefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31632/lanefield/topic/education