52.3% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4270, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4270, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4270 have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. While university degrees are less common here than the national figure, the number of residents finishing high school rose by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Roughly a quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4270, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.2% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.6% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 4270, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%. Other common fields include health, society and culture, and architecture and building, each at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 84% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4270, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4270/4270-qld/topic/education