37.5% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thabeban · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thabeban
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Thabeban hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the area as one dominated by trade and vocational training. Only 37.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 37.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thabeban, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as just 7.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
7.5% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Thabeban, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.1%, followed by management and commerce at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thabeban has a high number of schools for its size, with 11 within 3km. While school sizes are much larger than most areas, the typical school advantage score is lower than in similar places.
3.29
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
618
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thabeban
11 schools — 6,795 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 95 | 858 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 490 | 995 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 350 | 900 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 106 | 961 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 168 | 882 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 333 | 1,024 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thabeban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32776/thabeban/topic/education