42.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wolvi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wolvi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Wolvi finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 42.9% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the area also trails well behind Queensland and Australia in the number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While about 42.9% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Another 29.5% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wolvi, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.
14.7% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Wolvi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related fields at 16.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wolvi has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though these are very small. There is one government primary school serving the area.
10.87
Higher than 76% 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wolvi
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wolvi State School, Wolvi | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 19 | 952 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wolvi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33112/wolvi/topic/education