43.8% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4405, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4405, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in postcode 4405, where 41.7% of people hold one. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, this area generally has much lower levels of formal schooling and degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.8% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, though the rate has risen 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4405, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas. Only 11.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average, despite a slight increase since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 4405, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 636 students and 3,182 total enrolments. However, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas.
1.55
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
3,182
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
636
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4405, QLD
5 schools — 3,182 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Dalby State High School, Dalby | Government | Secondary | 14.5 km | 1,090 | 946 |
| Dalby State School, Dalby | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 505 | 942 |
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby | Catholic | Combined | 15.2 km | 681 | 1,021 |
| Dalby South State School, Dalby | Government | Primary | 15.2 km | 487 | 910 |
| Dalby Christian College, Dalby | Independent | Combined | 16.2 km | 419 | 1,009 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4405, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4405/4405-qld/topic/education