26.7% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4489, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4489, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education has grown in postcode 4489, with bachelor degree holders rising by 6.2 percentage points since 2016. Despite this increase, the area remains a place where few people finished high school, with only 26.7% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national rate of 58.8% and has barely changed since 2016. This is among the lowest levels of school completion for areas like this.
Highest year of school
View on map →4489, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.7% of residents.
6.2% —
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 4489, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Agriculture and Environment, making up 33.3% of degrees. Other common fields include Management and Commerce at 20%, and Engineering at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is limited to a single government primary school. While the area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, the school itself is very small with only 4 enrolments.
50.00
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 4489, QLD
1 school — 4 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wyandra State School, Wyandra | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 4 | — |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4489, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4489/4489-qld/topic/education