36.3% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4472, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4472, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4472 have finished high school and university than in 2011, though overall figures remain low. Only 36.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend toward higher education is visible across both school and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, at 36.3%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. While this has risen 3.7 points since 2011, about 18.2% of residents still have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4472, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of residents.
9.8% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 4472, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most often studied Engineering and related fields (13.8%) or Management and commerce (13.4%). Education and Health are also common, at 10.2% and 9.4% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 72 students. While there are 9.22 schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score of 922 is much lower than in other areas.
9.22
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
143
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
72
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4472, QLD
2 schools — 143 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Blackall State School, Blackall | Government | Combined | 26.4 km | 90 | 892 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackall | Catholic | Primary | 27.2 km | 53 | 972 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4472, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4472/4472-qld/topic/education