34.9% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4477, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4477, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.9% of people in postcode 4477 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the rate of university degrees is also much lower than in most other areas. While these numbers have risen since 2011, the area remains less qualified than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 6.2 points since 2011 to 34.9%, but this remains far below the 58.8% national figure. Around 30.4% of residents finished Year 10, while 15.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4477, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.7% of the population, which is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 34.2% of adults.
8.7% ▲ +67.2%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 4477, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with society and culture (11.9%) and engineering (11.4%) being the most common. Health, agriculture, and management each account for around 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, though the average school is very small with only 36 enrolments. All schools in the area are government primary schools.
9.71
Higher than 82% 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).
36
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
36
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4477, QLD
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Augathella State School, Augathella | Government | Primary | 79.9 km | 36 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4477, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4477/4477-qld/topic/education