37.5% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walkamin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walkamin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Walkamin have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 37.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical certificates are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 37.5% of people finishing Year 12. About 31.9% of residents left school after Year 10, while 12.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walkamin, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of people.
9.1% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Walkamin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6%. Agriculture and environment and Health each account for 7.3% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size of 45 students is much lower than most areas. The only school nearby is a government primary school.
10.75
Higher than 76% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walkamin
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walkamin State School, Walkamin | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 45 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walkamin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32957/walkamin/topic/education