61.3% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Zillmere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Zillmere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of Zillmere residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high school completion rate helps drive a well-qualified community where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 61.3%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Zillmere, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.0% of the population. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.0% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Zillmere splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Zillmere has 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. The schools here are larger than most and have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
1.90
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
589
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Zillmere
23 schools — 13,538 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 105 | 890 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 81 | 913 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 647 | 1,105 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 446 | 962 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| Aspley State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 690 | 1,107 |
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 398 | 985 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Craigslea State School, Chermside West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 599 | 1,070 |
| Craigslea State High School, Chermside West | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,236 | 1,070 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 304 | 968 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 606 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Zillmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33232/zillmere/topic/education