55.0% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadwater · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Broadwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of the adults in Broadwater have finished Year 12, placing the area around the middle of similar locations. While the typical educational level is lower than the national figure, the community has seen a steady increase in both high school completion and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 55.0%, which is a little below the Queensland figure. This is well below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broadwater, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 9.1 points since 2011 to 19.8%. This is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
19.8% ▲ +85.2%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Broadwater, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%. Society, culture, and health each make up 10.1% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Broadwater has just 3 schools within 3 km, which is among the smallest number for its level. These are all primary schools, with 2,108 total enrolments across government and Catholic sectors.
0.45
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 96% of state electorate 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).
2,108
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
703
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broadwater
3 schools — 2,108 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Coombabah State School, Coombabah | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 730 | 1,009 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 10.0 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 11.9 km | 713 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30006/broadwater/topic/education