49.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4494, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4494, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Average educational attainment defines postcode 4494, as most results sit around the middle for similar areas. While Year 12 completion has risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 49.6%, this remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have finished Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Those who left school earlier most commonly did so after Year 10, at 22.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4494, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
13.6% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 4494, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in agriculture and environment and management and commerce, each at 16.7%. Engineering is also common at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of this area, a figure that is smaller than about 84% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
More for 4494, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4494, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4494/4494-qld/topic/education