59.0% ▲ +78.2%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oodgeroo · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Oodgeroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge leap in schooling and degrees has transformed Oodgeroo since 2011. More people are finishing high school and university than ever before, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbing from just 7.6% to 22.3% in a decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have now finished Year 12, a figure that rose by 26 points since 2011. This 59.0% rate is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oodgeroo, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of people.
22.3% ▲ +193.2%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 Oodgeroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in the area are much larger than most, with an average size of 782 students. While there are 11 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.54
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 86% 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).
8,597
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
782
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oodgeroo
11 schools — 8,597 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Dunwich State School, Dunwich | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 145 | 893 |
| The Industry School - Redlands, Cleveland | Independent | Secondary | 10.4 km | 196 | 1,042 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Cleveland | Catholic | Primary | 10.7 km | 166 | 1,057 |
| Cleveland State School, Cleveland | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 516 | 1,009 |
| Cleveland District State High School, Cleveland | Government | Secondary | 12.4 km | 2,302 | 1,026 |
| Ormiston State School, Ormiston | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 570 | 1,058 |
| Ormiston College, Ormiston | Independent | Combined | 14.1 km | 1,524 | 1,148 |
| Wellington Point State School, Wellington Point | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 411 | 1,033 |
| Redlands College, Wellington Point | Independent | Combined | 16.7 km | 1,443 | 1,100 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Birkdale | Catholic | Primary | 16.7 km | 557 | 1,071 |
| Wellington Point State High School, Wellington Point | Government | Secondary | 17.0 km | 767 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oodgeroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30068/oodgeroo/topic/education