26.2% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4714, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4714, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 4714 have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 26.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This trend shows a place where traditional academic qualifications are much less common than in other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 rose slightly since 2011 to 26.2%, but this remains far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 29.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →4714, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.0% of residents.
4.5% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 4714, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by society and culture at 9.9% and management and commerce at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the average school size of 177 is lower than usual. All schools here are government-run, split evenly between primary and secondary types.
4.88
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
353
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
177
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
853
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4714, QLD
2 schools — 353 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Mount Morgan Central State School, Mount Morgan | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 123 | 822 |
| Mount Morgan State High School, Mount Morgan | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 230 | 869 |
Sources
More for 4714, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4714, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4714/4714-qld/topic/education