31.7% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4694, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4694, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of all qualified adults in postcode 4694 hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as an area where practical training is more common than higher degrees. Very few people here have finished high school, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the rate did rise by 5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →4694, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are absent here, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and represents a fall of 3.4 points since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 4694, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 82%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related studies at 33.3%, followed by Health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but they are very small, with a typical size of 63 students. All schooling provided here is through government primary schools.
71.43
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).
63
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
63
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4694, QLD
1 school — 63 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yarwun State School, Yarwun | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 63 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4694, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4694/4694-qld/topic/education