60.7% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4562, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4562, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of people in postcode 4562 have completed Year 12, which is well above the state average. This area has seen a strong shift towards higher education over the last decade, with a significant rise in both school completions and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 60.7%, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4562, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.7 points since 2011 to 25.1%, which is well above the state figure. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification at 29%.
25.1% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4562, QLD splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are typically larger, with an average size of 451 students. There are 1.24 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.24
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
902
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
451
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4562, QLD
2 schools — 902 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Eumundi State School, Eumundi | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 578 | 1,052 |
| Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Doonan | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 324 | 1,089 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4562, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4562/4562-qld/topic/education