48.8% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4498, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4498, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A quarter of qualified residents in postcode 4498 have studied management and commerce. This area has lower levels of formal schooling than the state and national figures, with fewer people holding university degrees than in most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This result has fallen by 5.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4498, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average and one that has dropped since 2011. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.2% of residents.
10.6% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 4498, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 16.7% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is provided by a single government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with only 16 enrolments. This school also has one of the lowest advantage scores for its level.
16.95
Higher than 89% 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).
16
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
16
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
887
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 4498, QLD
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 887.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kioma State School, Kioma | Government | Primary | 16.3 km | 16 | 887 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4498, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4498/4498-qld/topic/education