45.4% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4359, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4359, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 4359, held by 35.3% of adults. While university degrees and school completion rates remain well below the national figures, these numbers have both risen steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finish high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 45.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it has risen by 6.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4359, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state or nation, with 14.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, although the rate has climbed since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 4359, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering (15.9%) and management and commerce (15.8%), followed by society and culture at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 33 students. There are 7.25 schools per 1,000 children, and all are government-run primary schools.
7.25
Higher than 75% 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).
65
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
33
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4359, QLD
2 schools — 65 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Emu Creek State School, East Greenmount | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 42 | 1,015 |
| Greenmount State School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 23 | 977 |
Sources
More for 4359, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4359, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4359/4359-qld/topic/education