30.7% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4365, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4365, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.7% of people in postcode 4365 finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This gap in schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by adults. However, more people have completed high school and earned degrees here than they did in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is among the lowest of similar areas, sitting 28 points below the national figure. This has improved over time, rising from 24.9% in 2011 to 30.7% in 2021.
Highest year of school
View on map →4365, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Trade qualifications are more common, with 39% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.8% ▲ +162.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 4365, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in engineering and related fields at 15%, followed by management and commerce at 13.6%. Society and culture qualifications make up 11.8% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are a high number of schools for every 1,000 children, though the schools themselves are among the smallest in the country with an average size of 23 students. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
12.05
Higher than 86% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
23
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
894
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4365, QLD
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 894.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Leyburn State School, Leyburn | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 23 | 894 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4365, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4365/4365-qld/topic/education