41.1% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Urraween · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Urraween
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Urraween, where 36.8% of adults hold one. This area has a lower rate of school completion than most places, with only 41.1% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Urraween finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with a rate of 41.1% that is 18 points below the Australian average. Nearly 29% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Urraween, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is lower than the state and national figures, with 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
14.2% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Urraween, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Urraween most commonly studied health (16.3%) and engineering and related fields (14.8%), followed closely by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than 83% of similar places. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, averaging 673 students.
2.53
Lower than 64% 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).
673
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Urraween
11 schools — 7,403 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 631 | 1,010 |
| St James Lutheran College, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 754 | 1,038 |
| Yarrilee State School, Urraween | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 732 | 965 |
| Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| Hervey Bay State High School, Pialba | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,280 | 963 |
| Pialba State School, Pialba | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 367 | 901 |
| Carinity Education - Glendyne, Nikenbah | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 142 | 882 |
| Kawungan State School, Kawungan | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 877 | 976 |
| Hervey Bay Special School, Kawungan | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 105 | 970 |
| Fraser Coast Anglican College, Wondunna | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,010 | 1,098 |
| Torquay State School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 183 | 875 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Urraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32923/urraween/topic/education