39.9% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walkervale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walkervale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Walkervale have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 39.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 39.9% of residents finishing school. Around 29.6% of people stopped after Year 10, and 14.7% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walkervale, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common at 46.5%.
9.3% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Walkervale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 14.9%, followed by Society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 16 schools within 3km—more than 87% of similar areas—there are only 1.7 schools per 1,000 children. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size is larger than in most areas.
1.70
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
476
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walkervale
16 schools — 7,620 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 350 | 900 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 168 | 882 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 490 | 995 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 95 | 858 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 82 | 860 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 106 | 961 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 518 | 939 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 295 | 922 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 267 | 915 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 14 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walkervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32960/walkervale/topic/education