63.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lota · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lota
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher rate of school and university completion sets Lota apart from the rest of the state. Nearly 64% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This educational edge carries through to adults, with a strong presence of university degrees across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 63.8% of people completing their schooling. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and much higher than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lota, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is prevalent, with 28.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland average of 21.9%, and a little above the national figure.
28.2% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Lota splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Lota are most common in management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%. Society and culture studies make up 11.9% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar places. While schools here have a much higher average advantage score and size than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children.
1.44
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher 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 Lota
14 schools — 7,491 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Lota State School, Lota | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 244 | 1,061 |
| Manly West State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 232 | 992 |
| Moreton Bay Boys' College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 568 | 1,125 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 452 | 1,096 |
| Manly State School, Manly | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 691 | 1,105 |
| Wynnum State High School, Wynnum | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,109 | 1,035 |
| South East Brisbane Steiner School, Thorneside | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 30 | 1,037 |
| Darling Point Special School, Manly | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 182 | 1,021 |
| Wondall Heights State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 588 | 1,041 |
| Guardian Angels' Primary School, Wynnum | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 447 | 1,083 |
| Moreton Bay College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,236 | 1,139 |
| Wynnum West State School, Wynnum West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 340 | 964 |
| Brisbane Bayside State College, Wynnum West | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 910 | 981 |
| Birkdale State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31686/lota/topic/education