62.7% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4106, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4106, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees are much more common in postcode 4106 than in most similar areas. With 62.7% of people finishing Year 12 and a growing number of degree holders, the area has seen a significant jump in educational achievement over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 14 points since 2011, with 62.7% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4106, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 27.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure and has climbed 9.4 points since 2011.
27.7% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4106, QLD splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schooling in the area is provided by a single government primary school. This school is much smaller than most others in similar areas, with only 69 enrolments.
3.86
Higher than 57% 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).
69
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
69
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4106, QLD
1 school — 69 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 69 | 963 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4106, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4106/4106-qld/topic/education