43.3% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4508, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4508, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 4508, held by 43.3% of residents. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, they remain far below the figures seen across Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 34.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4508, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
9.3% ▲ +66.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 4508, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 15.2% and engineering at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 4508 has a high number of enrolments with 4,955 students, and its schools are much larger than those in most other areas. However, the average school advantage score of 930 is much lower than most areas.
2.10
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 86% 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).
4,955
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
619
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4508, QLD
8 schools — 4,955 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 4
| Deception Bay North State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 362 | 887 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 361 | 989 |
| Kairos Community College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 125 | 965 |
| Deception Bay State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 292 | 882 |
| Deception Bay Flexible School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 122 | 863 |
| Moreton Downs State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 586 | 945 |
| Deception Bay State High School, Deception Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,374 | 923 |
| Arethusa College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,733 | 938 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4508, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4508/4508-qld/topic/education