59.6% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Topaz · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Topaz
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas mark Topaz as a highly educated community. Nearly 60% of residents finished Year 12, and about 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of people here completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Topaz, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 31% of adults, which is well above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and the national average. This includes a high proportion of postgraduate degrees at 12.7%.
31.0% ▲ +100.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Topaz, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 17.6%, followed by natural and physical sciences at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, though its average size of 30 students and its advantage score are both much lower than most similar areas.
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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Topaz
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Butchers Creek State School, Butchers Creek | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 30 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Topaz [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32857/topaz/topic/education