37.5% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wonga Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wonga Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Wonga Beach compared to most similar areas. Only 37.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below Queensland and Australian levels, with only 37.5% of people finishing Year 12. Another 28.1% stopped after Year 10, while 12.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wonga Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult here is far less likely to have a university degree than those in the rest of the state. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 36.5% of the community.
10.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Wonga Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most similar schools with an average of 79 students. Its advantage score of 907 is also much lower than in most other areas.
4.76
Higher than 58% 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).
79
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wonga Beach
1 school — 79 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wonga Beach State School, Wonga Beach | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 79 | 907 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33122/wonga-beach/topic/education