38.7% —
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4461, QLD · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.7% of people in postcode 4461 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national average. This is a community where fewer residents hold formal school or university credentials compared to most other Australian areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure at 38.7%, and this has fallen 6.7 points since 2016. About 32.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
38.7% —
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 4461, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 45%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.9%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has also dropped slightly since 2016.
12.9% —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
4461, QLD splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 31%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4461, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4461/4461-qld/topic/education