36.3% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lowood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lowood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Lowood, where 43.9% of adults hold one. This reflects a local workforce with a strong focus on practical skills, though higher education and school completion rates are far below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 36.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lowood, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
6.4% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Lowood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (16.7%) or management and commerce (14.3%), followed by society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, but the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas. All local schools are government run, and 80% are primary schools.
2.33
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
205
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lowood
5 schools — 1,024 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 197 | 906 |
| Lowood State High School, Lowood | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 643 | 915 |
| Tarampa State School, Tarampa | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 93 | 961 |
| Clarendon State School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 64 | 943 |
| Patrick Estate State School, Patrick Estate | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 27 | 857 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31700/lowood/topic/education