49.5% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4512, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4512, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of formal schooling and university degrees define the education profile of postcode 4512. Only 49.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well below both the state and national figures. While these numbers are lower than average, the proportion of people completing high school has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with Year 12 completion at 49.5%. This is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%, though it has risen 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4512, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far less common here than across Australia, where the typical rate is 26.3% compared to 14.4% in this area. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which 39.3% of residents have achieved.
14.4% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 4512, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 17.6%. Management and commerce follow at 13.8%, with society and culture accounting for 10.2% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has far fewer schools per 1,000 children than most other areas. The local system consists entirely of government primary schools, with no secondary or independent options available.
1.51
Lower than 82% 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).
323
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
323
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4512, QLD
1 school — 323 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wamuran State School, Wamuran | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 323 | 979 |
Sources
More for 4512, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4512, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4512/4512-qld/topic/education