43.4% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4496, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4496, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4496 have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While the area still has far fewer university graduates than the national average, there is a clear trend toward higher achievement. Only 43.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.4%. This is still far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, with about 24% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4496, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This has risen slightly by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 27.2%.
11.0% ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 4496, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 16.0%, followed by Health at 9.9% and Agriculture and environment at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the smallest schools around, with a typical size of just 19 students. All schools here are government primary schools, and the area has one of the highest number of schools per 1,000 children.
21.28
Higher than 92% 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).
19
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
19
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
880
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4496, QLD
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 880.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Talwood State School, North Talwood | Government | Primary | 12.6 km | 19 | 880 |
Sources
More for 4496, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4496, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4496/4496-qld/topic/education