61.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4272, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4272, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define postcode 4272. This is seen in the high number of university degrees and strong school completion rates. The typical resident is well-qualified, with 27.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the Queensland figure at 61.4%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 53.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4272, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 27.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and has risen by 4.7 points since 2011.
27.8% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4272, QLD splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents include management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.3% and engineering at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than in 71% of similar areas, with an average size of 543 students. Most of the 2,170 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 75% of the sector.
3.03
Lower than 53% 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).
2,170
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
543
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4272, QLD
4 schools — 2,170 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Tamborine Mountain State High School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 943 | 1,039 |
| Tamborine Mountain State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 564 | 1,054 |
| St Bernard State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 117 | 1,039 |
| Tamborine Mountain College, North Tamborine | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 546 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4272, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4272/4272-qld/topic/education