56.0% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4118, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4118, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in postcode 4118 have finished Year 12, representing a significant rise from a decade ago. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, there is a strong trend toward higher attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.0%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4118, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This represents a 5.5 percentage point increase since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 38.4%.
14.2% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 4118, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 4,639 school enrolments, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas. However, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
0.86
Lower than 97% 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).
4,639
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
773
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4118, QLD
6 schools — 4,639 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 600 | 954 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 586 | 955 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 959 | 968 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 597 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4118, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4118/4118-qld/topic/education