54.9% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Westbrook have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. However, overall qualification levels remain low, with the typical adult far less likely to hold a university degree than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of the population.
15.6% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Westbrook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 19.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 8 schools within 3km—more than 80% of similar areas—the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.77
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
227
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westbrook
8 schools — 1,813 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2
| Bunker's Hill State School, Westbrook | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 273 | 1,007 |
| Ming-De International School Toowoomba, Westbrook | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 19 | 1,075 |
| Wellcamp State School, Wellcamp | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 47 | 939 |
| Wyreema State School, Wyreema | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 162 | 953 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 165 | 929 |
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 8.5 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 8.5 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 658 | 971 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33045/westbrook/topic/education