78.4% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4000, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4000, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in postcode 4000 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This creates a highly educated population where school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade. The area is a major hub for both high-level qualifications and large-scale schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 78.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4000, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are common, with 46.0% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland average of 21.9% and represents an 8.1 percentage point increase since 2011.
46.0% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 46.0%
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 4000, QLD, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in management and commerce (24.6%), followed by society and culture (12.9%) and engineering (10.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest schools in the region, with 7,260 enrolments and a high number of schools per child. Half of these schools are independent and most are secondary or combined campuses.
6.65
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 86% of postcode 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).
7,260
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
908
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,157
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4000, QLD
8 schools — 7,260 students, average ICSEA 1,157.
By sector: Independent 4 · Catholic 3 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 4 · Combined 3 · Primary 1
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 980 | 978 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 104 | 943 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4000, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4000/4000-qld/topic/education