54.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4709, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4709, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of people in postcode 4709 have finished high school compared to most similar areas, though few hold university degrees. This creates a local workforce where practical training and school completion are more common than higher academic qualifications. Only 11.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents (54.9%) have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. This figure has risen 7.6 points since 2011, although it remains well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4709, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 46.4% of people. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
11.4% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 4709, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study, making up 34.4% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 11.7%, with health and hospitality also representing significant shares.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school. This school is smaller than about 80% of similar areas, with only 99 enrolments and a lower average advantage score than most areas.
5.03
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).
99
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
99
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4709, QLD
1 school — 99 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tieri State School, Tieri | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 99 | 949 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4709, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4709/4709-qld/topic/education