47.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4304, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4304, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in postcode 4304 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more people have finished school than they did in 2011, the area still has far fewer university degrees than the national average. This creates a profile of a workforce heavily skilled in practical and vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents (47.2%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. However, school completion has improved over the last decade, rising by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4304, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. The number of people with these degrees rose slightly by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 4304, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by Engineering and Society and culture, both at around 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km, with 2,763 enrolments in total. Despite having larger average school sizes than most areas, the average school advantage score is much lower than most other areas.
1.71
Lower than 76% 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).
2,763
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
461
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4304, QLD
6 schools — 2,763 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 374 | 897 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 794 | 896 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 173 | 880 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| Silkstone State School, Silkstone | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 675 | 937 |
| Claremont Special School, Silkstone | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 199 | 964 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4304, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4304/4304-qld/topic/education