75.1% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4012, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4012, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4012 have a high level of education than they did in 2011. A striking 75.1% of residents have now completed Year 12, and the proportion of adults with a university degree has climbed significantly to 37.6%. This makes the area far more qualified than most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen by 12 points since 2011, with 75.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4012, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 37.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This figure rose 11 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 36.6%.
37.6% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.6%
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 4012, QLD, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 24.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has an average school size of 711, which is much higher than most areas. While there are five schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most other areas.
1.31
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
3,553
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
711
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4012, QLD
5 schools — 3,553 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Catholic 3 · Government 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4012, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4012/4012-qld/topic/education