37.6% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4420, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4420, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 21 percentage points separates the rate of Year 12 completion in postcode 4420 from the national figure. Only 37.6% of residents finished high school, which is far below most other areas. While these numbers are low, there has been a steady climb in both school and university qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 37.6% by 2021, though this remains far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 30.6% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4420, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.3% of residents.
9.3% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 4420, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by health at 12.9% and management and commerce at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of 153 students. All schools in the area are government-run combined schools.
4.00
Higher than 58% 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).
153
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
153
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4420, QLD
1 school — 153 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Taroom State School, Taroom | Government | Combined | 40.1 km | 153 | 965 |
Sources
More for 4420, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4420, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4420/4420-qld/topic/education