33.5% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4357, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4357, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have emerged in postcode 4357, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose by 6.8 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the area remains much less qualified than most other regions, with only 33.5% of people completing their final year of school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland average of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 33.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →4357, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is now the most common qualification at 39.4%.
9.6% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 4357, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 16.8%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, though the typical school is smaller than average with 161 students. The schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
4.88
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
321
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
161
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4357, QLD
2 schools — 321 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Millmerran State School, Millmerran | Government | Combined | 23.0 km | 239 | 928 |
| St Joseph's School, Millmerran | Catholic | Primary | 23.8 km | 82 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4357, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4357/4357-qld/topic/education