53.5% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Runaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Runaway Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Runaway Bay finished Year 12 compared to the state or national figures, despite having higher qualification rates than many similar areas. While the typical resident is less likely to have completed high school, about one in five adults holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Runaway Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the state average.
19.1% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Runaway Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering at 14.9% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Runaway Bay has six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
0.92
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
924
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Runaway Bay
6 schools — 5,543 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Coombabah State School, Coombabah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 730 | 1,009 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 670 | 997 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32490/runaway-bay/topic/education