32.3% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4605, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4605, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in postcode 4605 have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Only 32.3% of residents finished Year 12, and just 7.6% hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are far below the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, though it has risen 4.8 points since 2011. Nearly 20% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →4605, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the 7.6% who hold a bachelor degree or higher being far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of adults.
7.6% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 4605, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields (12.8%) or Society and Culture (12.7%), followed by Education at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, with seven schools located within 3km. Most are government-run primary schools, and the average school size is 115 students.
6.63
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
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).
807
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
115
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
794
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4605, QLD
7 schools — 807 students, average ICSEA 794.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Cloyna State School, Cloyna | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 9 | 997 |
| Murgon State High School, Murgon | Government | Secondary | 10.5 km | 318 | 818 |
| Murgon State School, Murgon | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 108 | 865 |
| St Joseph's School, Murgon | Catholic | Primary | 10.9 km | 105 | 800 |
| Windera State School, Windera | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 21 | 913 |
| Cherbourg State School, Cherbourg | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 174 | 626 |
| Moffatdale State School, Moffatdale | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 72 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4605, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4605/4605-qld/topic/education