57.5% ▲ +72.4%
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inala · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Inala
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 24 percentage point increase in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks a major shift in Inala's education levels. While more people are finishing school, university degrees remain less common here than across the state or nation. This shift is seen in a growing number of residents holding higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is roughly the same as the Queensland figure. This is a significant rise from 2011, when only 33.3% of people had finished their final school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Inala, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.2% of the population.
18.8% ▲ +110.5%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Inala splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering at 13.4% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Inala has 10,507 school enrolments, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The typical school is much larger than usual, with an average size of 700 students.
1.11
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% 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).
10,507
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
700
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Inala
15 schools — 10,507 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Carole Park State School, Wacol | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 167 | 905 |
| Inala Flexible School, Inala | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 94 | 823 |
| Forest Lake State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 738 | 1,015 |
| Richlands East State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 508 | 910 |
| St Mark's School, Inala | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 448 | 982 |
| Serviceton South State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 454 | 919 |
| Grand Avenue State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 917 | 1,033 |
| Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre, Wacol | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 195 | 832 |
| Inala State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 416 | 906 |
| Western Suburbs State Special School, Inala | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 220 | 972 |
| St John's Anglican College, Forest Lake | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,329 | 1,118 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 642 | 934 |
| Glenala State High School, Durack | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,133 | 908 |
| Forest Lake State High School, Forest Lake | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,673 | 969 |
| Australian International Islamic College, Durack | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,573 | 971 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30036/inala/topic/education