72.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4037, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4037, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in postcode 4037 finished high school than the national average, with 72.6% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where adults with university degrees are much more common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 9.6 points since 2011, with 72.6% of residents 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 4037, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.1% of the population, which is well above the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 28.8% and bachelor degrees at 28.5%.
28.1% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4037, QLD splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,060, which is much higher than most areas. The area has a large government primary school with 977 enrolments, though there are very few schools overall for the number of children.
0.58
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
977
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
977
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
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 4037, QLD
1 school — 977 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Eatons Hill State School, Eatons Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 977 | 1,060 |
Sources
More for 4037, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4037, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4037/4037-qld/topic/education