51.9% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4275, QLD · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates the number of people with university degrees in postcode 4275 from the national figure. While school and degree completion rates have risen since 2011, they remain well below Queensland and Australian averages. This creates a profile where typical residents are more likely to hold trade certificates than degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Despite this gap, the rate of school completion rose by 8.5 points since 2011.
51.9% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 4275, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 36.6% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.
16.0% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 4275, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools, with an average size of 384 students.
1.37
Lower than 85% 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).
384
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
384
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 384 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Canungra State School, Canungra | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 384 | 1,012 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4275, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4275/4275-qld/topic/education