36.7% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4428, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4428, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 36.7% of residents in postcode 4428 finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area remains much lower than most other regions across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, though this rose 8.4 points since 2011. About 33.1% of people in the area have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →4428, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.4% of residents.
8.4% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 4428, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.4%. Management, commerce, and education also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is small. Every school here is a government-run combined primary and secondary facility.
7.63
Higher than 76% 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).
111
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
111
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4428, QLD
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wallumbilla State School, Wallumbilla | Government | Combined | 15.4 km | 111 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4428, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4428/4428-qld/topic/education