36.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4727, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4727, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 4727 than in most other areas. Only 36.1% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This trend is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees, making the area's education levels much lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Other common levels of schooling include 26.9% who finished Year 10 and 9.6% who finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4727, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. While this rose slightly since 2011, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.1% of people.
9.3% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 4727, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 13%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the only school is a government primary school with very small enrolments and a low average advantage score.
15.38
Higher than 88% 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).
9
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
9
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
892
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4727, QLD
1 school — 9 students, average ICSEA 892.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ilfracombe State School, Ilfracombe | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 9 | 892 |
Sources
More for 4727, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4727, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4727/4727-qld/topic/education