41.9% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4486, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4486, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 4486 compared to the rest of the country. While’s the proportion of residents with a Year 12 certificate has risen to 41.9% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical highest year of school reached here is Year 12 for 41.9% of people, though 29.2% stopped at Year 10. This is far below the 58.8% national average for completing Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4486, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications, held by 28.5% of residents.
14.1% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 4486, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and environment and Education both at 12.5%, followed closely by Engineering and related fields at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17.39 schools per 1,000 children, among the highest at this level, though they are very small. All schools in the area are government-run, with a typical size of only 43 students.
17.39
Higher than 89% 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).
86
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
43
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4486, QLD
2 schools — 86 students, average ICSEA 862.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Dirranbandi P-10 State School, Dirranbandi | Government | Combined | 42.9 km | 72 | 838 |
| Hebel State School, Hebel | Government | Primary | 51.3 km | 14 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4486, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4486/4486-qld/topic/education