33.8% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4388, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4388, 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 4388. This area sees far fewer people finishing high school or earning university degrees than the national figures. While more people have finished Year 12 since 2011, the overall level of formal education remains much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result has risen 5.1 percentage points since 2011, though over a fifth of people still left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →4388, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 5.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average and has fallen slightly since 2011. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.8% of residents.
5.6% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 4388, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and agriculture and environment at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the smallest schools around, with an average size of 19 students and low advantage scores. All schools here are government-run primary schools.
16.39
Higher than 89% 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).
19
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
19
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
861
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4388, QLD
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 861.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yelarbon State School, Yelarbon | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 19 | 861 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4388, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4388/4388-qld/topic/education