81.0% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woolloongabba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woolloongabba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a hallmark of Woolloongabba, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic trend is far above the national figure, creating a highly qualified resident population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 81% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woolloongabba, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common in the area, as 45.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
45.4% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 45.4%
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 Woolloongabba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by health at 14.5% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woolloongabba has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 783 students. There are 49 schools within 3km, and the average school advantage score is among the highest for its level.
2.93
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
783
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,126
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woolloongabba
49 schools — 37,574 students, average ICSEA 1,126.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 18 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 12 · Secondary 12
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 384 | 964 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 980 | 978 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 104 | 943 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33144/woolloongabba/topic/education