22.0% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4739, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4739, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of residents in postcode 4739 list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is an area where formal education levels are much lower than the national average, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 22% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. Year 10 is the most common final school year for residents at 36.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4739, QLD, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (26%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 2.7% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 44.4% of people.
2.7% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 4739, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 21.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has very small government primary schools, with an average size of just 27 students. While there are many schools relative to the number of children, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
21.74
Higher than 92% 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).
27
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
27
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4739, QLD
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Carmila State School, Carmila | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 27 | 931 |
Sources
More for 4739, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4739, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4739/4739-qld/topic/education