80.5% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 80.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Brookfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define the daily life of Upper Brookfield, where over half of adults hold a university degree. This professional profile is reflected in the strong academic outcomes for locals, who are far more likely to finish high school than those in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for areas like this, with 80.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the figures for Queensland (57.1%) and Australia (58.8%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Brookfield, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here; 50.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
50.6% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 Upper Brookfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7% and society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, including two schools within 3 km. Both are government primary schools, and they have an advantage score among the highest for their level.
5.68
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
255
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,158
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Brookfield
2 schools — 509 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Upper Brookfield State School, Upper Brookfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 56 | 1,106 |
| Brookfield State School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 453 | 1,164 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32900/upper-brookfield/topic/education