80.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 80.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newmarket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newmarket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define the daily life of Newmarket, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This professional profile is reflected in the high number of people who finished their secondary schooling compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 80.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newmarket, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common in Newmarket, with 46.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
46.7% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.7%
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 Newmarket, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by health at 13.4% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than in most areas, with a high average advantage score and 47 schools within 3 km. Government and Catholic schools each make up 40.4% of the sector.
2.62
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 91% 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).
663
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,139
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newmarket
47 schools — 31,157 students, average ICSEA 1,139.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 19 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 12 · Combined 11
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 448 | 1,140 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 496 | 1,153 |
| Mt St Michael's College, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 849 | 1,155 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Enoggera State School, Enoggera | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 390 | 1,128 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Enoggera | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 303 | 1,104 |
| Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 895 | 1,174 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 246 | 995 |
| Marist College Ashgrove, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,827 | 1,139 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Everton Park State High School, Everton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 482 | 1,001 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 626 | 1,183 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 104 | 943 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 980 | 978 |
| Stafford Heights State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 303 | 986 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Ashgrove West | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 118 | 1,160 |
| Mt Maria College, Mitchelton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,167 | 1,084 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| St Joseph's School, Bardon | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 368 | 1,170 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 590 | 1,206 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32135/newmarket/topic/education