37.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willawong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willawong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few people in Willawong finished Year 12, with only 37.7% doing so. While high school completion is far below the national figure, there is a surprising number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of residents who finished Year 12 is far below both Queensland (57.1%) and Australia (58.8%). About 26.2% of people had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willawong, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than in most similar areas. This is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 29.3%.
19.1% ▲ +344.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Willawong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are mostly in engineering and related fields (22.7%), followed by management and commerce at 18.7% and health at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for an area of this type. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 761 students and a school advantage score higher than most areas.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
761
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willawong
27 schools — 20,539 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 124 | 872 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 312 | 930 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 180 | 882 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 260 | 710 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Australian International Islamic College, Durack | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,573 | 971 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 642 | 934 |
| Glenala State High School, Durack | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,133 | 908 |
| Western Suburbs State Special School, Inala | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 220 | 972 |
| Inala State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 416 | 906 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| St Stephen's School, Algester | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 516 | 1,077 |
| Serviceton South State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 454 | 919 |
| St Mark's School, Inala | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 448 | 982 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| Richlands East State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 508 | 910 |
| Inala Flexible School, Inala | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 94 | 823 |
| Pallara State School, Pallara | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 1,337 | 1,062 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| St John's Anglican College, Forest Lake | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,329 | 1,118 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Forest Lake State High School, Forest Lake | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,673 | 969 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 252 | 992 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33077/willawong/topic/education