46.6% ▲ +108.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Stradbroke · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Stradbroke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly a quarter of adults in South Stradbroke hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the national figure. This creates a distinct educational profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains well under the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Stradbroke, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.8% of adults, a little above the Queensland average. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 29.2% of the population.
24.8% ▲ +644.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 South Stradbroke, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Certificate III / IV (37%) and Postgraduate degree (7%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.6%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, and two-thirds are government run.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
683
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Stradbroke
3 schools — 2,048 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 8.8 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 670 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Stradbroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32599/south-stradbroke/topic/education