36.8% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4408, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4408, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in postcode 4408 have finished high school compared to most of the country, which shapes the local skill set. Only 36.8% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While the number of people with degrees has risen slightly over the last decade, the area remains less qualified than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in other areas, sitting at 36.8%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, though the rate has risen by 5.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →4408, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are the most common high-level qualification, held by 35.7% of residents.
11.4% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 4408, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 18.8% and health at 10.7%. Agriculture and environment and management and commerce both follow at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 73 students. All schools in the area are government-run combined campuses.
10.10
Higher than 83% 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).
73
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
73
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4408, QLD
1 school — 73 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Bell State School, Bell | Government | Combined | 15.7 km | 73 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4408, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4408/4408-qld/topic/education