44.8% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wulguru · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wulguru
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 44.8% of residents in Wulguru have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in basic schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than across Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is 44.8%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 27.9% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wulguru, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of residents.
11.7% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Wulguru, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%. Society and culture qualifications make up 12.4% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wulguru has schools that are much larger than most similar areas, with an average size of 621 students. There are 5 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.32
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
621
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wulguru
5 schools — 3,104 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Wulguru State School, Wulguru | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 212 | 827 |
| Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School, Cluden | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 26 | 791 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 862 | 955 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 525 | 995 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wulguru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33172/wulguru/topic/education