47.0% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walloon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walloon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Walloon have finished Year 12, which is a far lower rate than the national figure. This lack of high school completion is reflected in the qualifications data, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 30% of residents stopped their schooling after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walloon, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Instead, nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.8% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Walloon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 22%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3km, and the local schools have an advantage score much higher than most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.96
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
478
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walloon
4 schools — 1,912 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Walloon State School, Walloon | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 274 | 945 |
| Mount Marrow State School, Mount Marrow | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 58 | 955 |
| West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,495 | 1,072 |
| Haigslea State School, Haigslea | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 85 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32968/walloon/topic/education