52.7% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Trunding · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Trunding
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Trunding finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though overall qualification levels remain low. Only 12.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents (52.7%) completed Year 12, a result higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Trunding, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 46.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the 12.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
12.4% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Trunding, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 28.1%, followed by management and commerce at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Trunding has two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most in their category, with an average size of 586 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
586
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
838
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Trunding
2 schools — 1,171 students, average ICSEA 838.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's Parish School, Weipa | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 161 | 949 |
| Western Cape College, Rocky Point | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,010 | 820 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Trunding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32875/trunding/topic/education