43.8% ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4400, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4400, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 4400 have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While schooling rates have improved over the last decade, the area remains less qualified than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures at 43.8%, though this has risen 12 points since 2011. Roughly 31.4% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4400, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV. The proportion of people with a university degree is far below the Queensland average, although it has climbed slightly to 8.9% since 2011.
8.9% ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 4400, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 21.8%, followed by society and culture at 15% and management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much lower advantage score than most areas. All schools in the region are government-run primary schools, with a total of 205 enrolments.
1.89
Lower than 72% 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).
205
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
205
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4400, QLD
1 school — 205 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kingsthorpe State School, Kingsthorpe | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 205 | 939 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4400, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4400/4400-qld/topic/education