43.3% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Caves · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Caves
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have remained low in The Caves, where just 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the Queensland and national figures. Most residents have a trade qualification or have finished school, with 43.3% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in most of the country, with 43.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Caves, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of adults. This contributes to the area having a much lower share of university degrees than the state and national averages.
11.4% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 The Caves, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 24.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though these are much smaller than usual with an average size of 60. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
7.52
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Caves
1 school — 60 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| The Caves State School, The Caves | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 60 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32785/the-caves/topic/education