62.8% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4164, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4164, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4164 have finished high school than in most similar areas. The number of residents who completed Year 12 has risen by 12 percentage points since 2011, reaching 62.8%. This strong trend toward higher school completion is mirrored by a rise in university degrees among adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. Only 5.9% of the population left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4164, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, with 20.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is a little below the Queensland average of 21.9%, it represents a 5.9 percentage point increase since 2011.
20.0% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 4164, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.9%. Society and culture and health each account for around 11% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than about 79% of similar areas, with an average size of 766 students. All schools in the area are either government (75%) or Catholic (25%), and they tend to have higher advantage scores than most others.
0.97
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher 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).
3,065
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
766
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher 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 4164, QLD
4 schools — 3,065 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 809 | 1,008 |
| Carmel College, Thornlands | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,220 | 1,045 |
| Redland District Special School, Thornlands | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 236 | 1,004 |
| Thornlands State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 800 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4164, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4164/4164-qld/topic/education