56.8% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Windaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Windaroo and the rest of the country regarding higher education, with the typical resident far less likely to hold a degree. While over half the population has finished Year 12, university qualifications are much less common here than in the wider state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Windaroo, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 15.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of people.
15.1% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Windaroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Windaroo has more schools within 3 km than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 906 students.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
906
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Windaroo
9 schools — 8,156 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,202 | 972 |
| Rivermount College, Yatala | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 982 | 1,046 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 851 | 987 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 381 | 973 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 433 | 931 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 954 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33091/windaroo/topic/education