33.6% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4660, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4660, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.6% of residents in postcode 4660 have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This trend shows a gap in formal schooling and higher qualifications compared to both Queensland and the rest of Australia. While there has been some progress in school completion since 2011, the area remains much lower than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, though it rose by 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 33.6%. Many residents finished school at Year 10 (32.5%) or Year 9 and below (15.4%).
Highest year of school
View on map →4660, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.3% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of adults.
8.3% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 4660, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 4660 has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 909 total enrolments. Most schools are government-run (80%) and primary schools (80%), though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
5.06
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
909
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
182
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4660, QLD
5 schools — 909 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Childers State School, Childers | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 234 | 924 |
| St Joseph's School, Childers | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 149 | 993 |
| Goodwood State School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 44 | 969 |
| Isis District State High School, Childers | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 392 | 930 |
| Cordalba State School, Cordalba | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 90 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4660, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4660/4660-qld/topic/education