60.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4036, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4036, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4036 have finished high school than a decade ago, with the rate of Year 12 completion climbing by 8.5 percentage points since 2011. While the area is now better educated than most similar places, university degrees remain less common here than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 51.8% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4036, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than the national figure, with 19.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, this is still higher than most similar areas and has risen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
19.7% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 4036, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has schools that are much more advantaged than most, with a high average size of 954 students. Despite this, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.37
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
1,907
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
954
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4036, QLD
2 schools — 1,907 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| St Paul's School, Bald Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,283 | 1,141 |
| Bald Hills State School, Bald Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 624 | 1,042 |
Sources
More for 4036, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4036, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4036/4036-qld/topic/education