38.5% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4481, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4481, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of formal schooling than most similar areas define postcode 4481, where only 38.5% of residents have finished Year 12. While university degrees are far less common than the national figure, the number of people with a bachelor degree has more than doubled since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, though the 38.5% who finished Year 12 represents a 5.8 point rise since 2011. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 27.5% and Year 9 or below at 11.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4481, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.9% 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 36.7% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +118.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 4481, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 37%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often linked to the local landscape, with 21.7% in agriculture and environment and 18.3% in engineering. Health and education qualifications follow at 11.7% and 10.0% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very small school system, with only seven enrolments and a typical school size of seven students. All schooling is provided by one government primary school.
142.86
Higher than 99% 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).
7
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
7
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
829
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4481, QLD
1 school — 7 students, average ICSEA 829.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Windorah State School, Windorah | Government | Primary | 63.5 km | 7 | 829 |
Sources
More for 4481, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4481, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4481/4481-qld/topic/education