53.3% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 20% of adults in Warana hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. While university qualifications are relatively high, fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is well below both the Queensland average of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warana, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 32.6%. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.9% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
20.9% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Warana, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by engineering and health at 13.5% and 12.8% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warana has three government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest of their kind and have a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
1,323
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warana
3 schools — 3,970 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 733 | 1,055 |
| Buddina State School, Buddina | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 742 | 1,057 |
| Kawana Waters State College, Bokarina | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,495 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32986/warana/topic/education