53.4% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wulkuraka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wulkuraka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Wulkuraka, though it still lags behind the broader state and national figures. Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents (53.4%) finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but remains well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wulkuraka, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 41% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.1% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Wulkuraka, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering (15.5%) and Management and Commerce (14.8%), followed by Society and Culture at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wulkuraka has more schools within 3km than 90% of similar areas, with a total of 21. These schools are typically much larger than most others in the region, averaging 611 students.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
611
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wulkuraka
21 schools — 12,830 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Leichhardt State School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 304 | 862 |
| Immaculate Heart School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 248 | 1,002 |
| Blair State School, Sadliers Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 320 | 952 |
| Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,336 | 1,114 |
| Ipswich West State School, West Ipswich | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 210 | 947 |
| Ipswich West Special School, West Ipswich | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 135 | 950 |
| St Edmund's College, Woodend | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,171 | 1,049 |
| Ipswich Adventist School, Brassall | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 108 | 1,026 |
| St Mary's College, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 730 | 1,033 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 556 | 1,041 |
| Ipswich State High School, Brassall | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,776 | 925 |
| West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,495 | 1,072 |
| Bremer State High School, Ipswich | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,020 | 938 |
| The Industry School - Ipswich, North Ipswich | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 208 | 1,017 |
| Brassall State School, Brassall | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 584 | 901 |
| Ipswich North State School, North Ipswich | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 206 | 904 |
| Churchill State School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 285 | 910 |
| Ipswich Flexible School, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 111 | 892 |
| Ipswich Special School, Ipswich | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 108 | 962 |
| St Joseph's School, North Ipswich | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 390 | 1,029 |
| Ipswich Central State School, Ipswich | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wulkuraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33173/wulkuraka/topic/education