47.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Linthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Linthorpe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 38% of qualified adults in Linthorpe hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. The town generally has lower educational attainment than state and national figures, with fewer people finishing high school or earning university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.4%, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8% and well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is around the middle for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Linthorpe, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 16.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This result is also well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
16.4% ▲ +165.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Linthorpe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 20.9%, followed by Health at 12.9% and Management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Linthorpe has five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. However, these schools are typically smaller and have lower advantage scores than most other areas.
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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Linthorpe
5 schools — 1,075 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Southbrook Central State School, Southbrook | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 36 | 930 |
| Biddeston State School, Biddeston | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 35 | 958 |
| Pittsworth State High School, Pittsworth | Government | Secondary | 10.3 km | 506 | 955 |
| St Stephen's School, Pittsworth | Catholic | Primary | 11.5 km | 195 | 1,013 |
| Pittsworth State School, Pittsworth | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 303 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Linthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31665/linthorpe/topic/education