45.0% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Limestone Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Limestone Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Limestone Creek have shifted since 2011, with 23.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas. While university degrees are common, fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.0% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Many people in the area left school earlier, with 34.3% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Limestone Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure a little above the Queensland average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 37.7% of the population.
23.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Limestone Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are led by Engineering and related fields at 31.2%. Other common areas of study include Management and commerce at 16.9% and Society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than usual, with an average size of 615 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
615
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Limestone Creek
3 schools — 1,846 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Parkhurst State School, Parkhurst | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 428 | 972 |
| Lighthouse Christian School, Norman Gardens | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 593 | 984 |
| Frenchville State School, Frenchville | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 825 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Limestone Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31661/limestone-creek/topic/education