40.0% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4360, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4360, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only a small increase in high school completion has been seen in postcode 4360 since 2011. This is an area where fewer people have finished Year 12 or earned a university degree compared to both the state and national figures. Most residents hold trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 40% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. While this has risen slightly since 2011, it remains lower than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4360, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, though it has barely changed over the last decade. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 34.5% of residents.
10.3% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 4360, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 51 students. There are more schools per 1,000 children than usual, and all are government primary schools.
8.93
Higher than 79% 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).
51
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
51
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4360, QLD
1 school — 51 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nobby State School, Nobby | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 51 | 930 |
Sources
More for 4360, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4360, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4360/4360-qld/topic/education