45.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockyer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lockyer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Lockyer have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 45.3% of residents finished Year 12, and about 12.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This reflects a community where trade and practical skills are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 45.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 14 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lockyer, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in the rest of Queensland, with 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade certificates are the most typical qualification, held by 34.7% of the population.
12.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Lockyer, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate I / II (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in society and culture (18.4%) or food, hospitality and personal services (14.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation here than in about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31675/lockyer/topic/education