17.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4676, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4676, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in postcode 4676 have finished high school or earned a degree since 2011. This is a place where very few people have university qualifications, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher in the latest count.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 17.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate fell slightly since 2011, and the most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 37.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4676, QLD, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (23%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Most people have a Certificate III or IV, which 37.6% of residents hold.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 4676, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 8.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is small and modest, with an average school size of just 13 students. All schools in the area are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
47.62
Higher than 99% 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).
13
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
13
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4676, QLD
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lowmead State School, Lowmead | Government | Primary | 16.4 km | 13 | 908 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4676, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4676/4676-qld/topic/education