35.9% ▲ +50.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Widgee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Widgee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.9% of people in Widgee have finished Year 12, meaning far fewer residents have completed high school compared to the rest of the state. This lack of senior schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees. These figures suggest a community where practical, trade-based skills are more common than academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 35.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Widgee, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 7.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, though 42.6% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.0% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Widgee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a diverse range of skills, with the largest groups studying engineering and related fields at 21.9%, followed by education at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, though they are much smaller on average. All schools in Widgee are government primary schools.
7.52
Higher than 69% 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Widgee
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Widgee State School, Widgee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 36 | 987 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Widgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33068/widgee/topic/education