89.3% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 86.2%
- 2016: 86.4%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4067, QLD · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 47% of adults in postcode 4067 hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where almost 90% of residents finished Year 12. These figures place the community among the highest for qualifications and school completion in the region.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 89.3%, a figure that is far above both Queensland and Australia. This rate has risen by 3.1 points since 2011, with very few residents stopping their schooling at Year 10 or below.
89.3% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 4067, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 95%; Year 10 is next at 3%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 46.6%, which is far above the Queensland and national averages. While this remains among the highest levels for the region, the figure fell slightly by 1.5 points since 2011.
46.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 4067, QLD, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (34%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18%, followed by society and culture at 15.4%. Natural and physical sciences, engineering, and health also make up significant portions of the degrees held here.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in similar areas, though there are few of them per child. The area is served by a single government primary school.
0.76
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).
895
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
895
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,178
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 895 students, average ICSEA 1,178.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 895 | 1,178 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4067, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4067/4067-qld/topic/education