26.7% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4614, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4614, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in postcode 4614 hold higher education degrees compared to similar areas. Only 6.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen slightly since 2011, the area remains well behind Queensland and Australian averages for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.7% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 34.3% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4614, QLD, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.6% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 39.0% of the group.
6.6% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 4614, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 15.9% and Engineering at 15.3%. Education and Health follow at 7.6% and 7.2% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is smaller than 72% of similar places. All local schools are government-run combined institutions.
4.95
Higher than 64% 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).
160
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
160
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
899
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4614, QLD
1 school — 160 students, average ICSEA 899.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Yarraman State School, Yarraman | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 160 | 899 |
Sources
More for 4614, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4614, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4614/4614-qld/topic/education