35.9% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Patrick Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Patrick Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower education levels than most similar areas mark Patrick Estate, where only 35.9% of residents finished Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, with far fewer people holding university degrees compared to both Queensland and the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. Many residents left school earlier, with 31% finishing at Year 10 and 21.1% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Patrick Estate, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 7.4%, far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
7.4% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Patrick Estate, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 14.3%, followed by health at 12.7% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most. All schools here are government-run, with 75% being primary schools.
34.48
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
233
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
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 Patrick Estate
4 schools — 931 students, average ICSEA 913.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Patrick Estate State School, Patrick Estate | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 27 | 857 |
| Clarendon State School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 64 | 943 |
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 197 | 906 |
| Lowood State High School, Lowood | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 643 | 915 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Patrick Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32284/patrick-estate/topic/education