52.2% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4563, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4563, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates the 18.2% of adults with a university degree in postcode 4563 from the national figure. While educational achievement has climbed since 2011, the area still sits well below the state and national benchmarks for school and tertiary completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 52.2%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4563, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of residents.
18.2% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 4563, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering (15.3%) and Management and Commerce (14.7%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 565 students and a higher than average advantage score of 1,024. There are 1,696 enrolments across three schools, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.92
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
1,696
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
565
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4563, QLD
3 schools — 1,696 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Noosa Christian College, Cooroy | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 478 | 1,060 |
| Noosa District State High School, Cooroy | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 882 | 1,012 |
| Cooroy State School, Cooroy | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 336 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4563, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4563/4563-qld/topic/education