50.7% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lonesome Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lonesome Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of vocational and university degrees shapes the adult population in Lonesome Creek. While 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The area is sparsely populated and relies on a small local school for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Roughly a quarter of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lonesome Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education levels are well below the national average, though 17.6% of adults hold a university degree. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.3% of people.
17.6% ▲ +75.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Lonesome Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education (18.4%) and agriculture and environment (17.2%) being the most common, followed by engineering at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is a combined primary and secondary school. It is smaller than most similar schools and has an advantage score of 947, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
150
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lonesome Creek
1 school — 150 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Theodore State School, Theodore | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 150 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lonesome Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31682/lonesome-creek/topic/education