76.8% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulimba · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bulimba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge jump in university degrees and school completions has transformed Bulimba since 2011. The typical resident is now far more qualified than the national average, with 41.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has surged by 32 points since 2011, with 76.8% of people now finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bulimba, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 41.1%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and much higher than most similar areas.
41.1% ▲ +228.8%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 41.1%
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 Bulimba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and engineering at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 7,314 enrolments across 12 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.13
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 81% 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).
7,314
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
610
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bulimba
12 schools — 7,314 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Murarrie State School, Murarrie | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 60 | 956 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 325 | 1,156 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30008/bulimba/topic/education