53.9% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundamba · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bundamba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Bundamba hold a university degree compared to the rest of the country. Only 12.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This gap is mirrored in school results, as those finishing Year 12 are also well below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.9%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland average. This figure has fallen by 13 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundamba, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, with the share of people holding a bachelor degree or higher dropping 19 points since 2011 to 12.2%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.2% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Bundamba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and engineering at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bundamba has some of the largest schools at this level, with 16,234 enrolments across 23 schools within 3km. However, the area has much lower school advantage scores than most other areas.
1.23
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% 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).
16,234
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
706
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundamba
23 schools — 16,234 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 9 · Combined 2
| Staines Memorial College, Redbank Plains | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 716 | 1,006 |
| Fernbrooke State School, Redbank Plains | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 1,007 | 960 |
| St Ann's School, Redbank Plains | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 450 | 1,027 |
| Redbank Plains State School, Redbank Plains | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 727 | 920 |
| Redbank Plains State High School, Redbank Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,539 | 933 |
| WoodLinks State School, Collingwood Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 828 | 981 |
| Bellbird Park State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 361 | 983 |
| Bellbird Park State Secondary College, Bellbird Park | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,795 | 950 |
| Kruger State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 673 | 937 |
| Collingwood Park State Secondary College, Collingwood Park | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 256 | 962 |
| Ripley Valley State Secondary College, South Ripley | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,268 | 996 |
| Ripley Valley State School, South Ripley | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 874 | 1,025 |
| Collingwood Park State School, Collingwood Park | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 497 | 958 |
| Challenge Trade and Business College, Collingwood Park | Independent | Secondary | 6.2 km | 7 | 968 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 794 | 896 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 258 | 844 |
| Goodna Special School, Goodna | Government | Combined | 7.1 km | 359 | 982 |
| Redbank State School, Redbank | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 136 | 895 |
| Westside Christian College, Goodna | Independent | Secondary | 7.2 km | 1,293 | 1,079 |
| St Peter Claver College, Riverview | Catholic | Secondary | 7.5 km | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Goodna | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 470 | 989 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 7.9 km | 173 | 880 |
| Goodna State School, Goodna | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 650 | 921 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30010/bundamba/topic/education