38.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4746, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4746, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 4746 have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 38.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with university degrees being much less common here than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and has fallen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 38.7% of people finished Year 12, while 14.3% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4746, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level certificates at 24.6%.
9.6% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 4746, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a smaller number of school enrolments than about 66% of similar areas. All schools in the region are government-run combined schools, and the typical school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
2.56
Lower than 59% 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).
252
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
252
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4746, QLD
1 school — 252 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Middlemount Community School, Middlemount | Government | Combined | 21.4 km | 252 | 951 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4746, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4746/4746-qld/topic/education