50.9% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4382, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4382, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark postcode 4382 as a place of growing educational attainment. While a typical resident is now more likely to hold a degree than in the past, overall school completion remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 8.4 points since 2011. Despite this growth, it is still well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4382, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.3 points to 22.8% since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.
22.8% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 4382, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2%. Health and society and culture both account for 11% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are typically very small. All schools here are government-run primary schools.
19.61
Higher than 91% 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).
60
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
60
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4382, QLD
1 school — 60 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ballandean State School, Ballandean | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 60 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4382, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4382/4382-qld/topic/education