36.7% —
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4482, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4482, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 4482 finished high school than in most other areas, with only 36.7% completing Year 12. While university degrees are becoming more common, the area has a stark gap in basic school completion compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the Queensland average and has fallen by 12 points since 2016. About 21.4% of people stopped at Year 10, while 10.2% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4482, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national figure. This rose by 6.2 points since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 25.8%.
18.4% —
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4482, QLD splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 12.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3%. Natural and physical sciences and agriculture and environment both account for 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is small and rare, with only four enrolments and an average school size of four. All schooling in the area is government-run and primary level.
83.33
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).
4
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
4
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving 4482, QLD
1 school — 4 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Birdsville State School, Birdsville | Government | Primary | 102.1 km | 4 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4482, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4482/4482-qld/topic/education