36.1% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4407, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4407, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.1% of people in postcode 4407 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where school completion and higher university degrees are much lower than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, though it has risen 4.7 percentage points since 2011. About 32.4% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →4407, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.9% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of residents.
7.9% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 4407, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering (13.2%), management and commerce (11.4%), and agriculture and environment (10.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are very small, with a typical size of 39 students, and all are government-run combined schools. There are 12.35 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
12.35
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).
39
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
39
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
851
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4407, QLD
1 school — 39 students, average ICSEA 851.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cecil Plains State School, Cecil Plains | Government | Combined | 16.6 km | 39 | 851 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4407, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4407/4407-qld/topic/education