52.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4020, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4020, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates the 52.2% of people in postcode 4020 who finished Year 12 from the national average. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the region still sits well below the national and state figures for both school and higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 8.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 52.2%. This remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4020, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. This figure has grown by 5.5 percentage points over the last decade.
19.2% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 4020, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.6%, followed by engineering at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has schools that are much larger than most, with an average of 713 students. While there are 6 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.69
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 81% 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).
4,278
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
713
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4020, QLD
6 schools — 4,278 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 4 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 286 | 1,026 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 89 | 957 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 30 | 883 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4020, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4020/4020-qld/topic/education