57.2% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4814, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4814, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A rise in higher education since 2011 defines postcode 4814, where more adults now hold degrees and Year 12 completion has climbed by 5 percentage points. While university qualifications are still well below the national figure, the area is now higher than most similar places for both school and degree attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 57.2% since 2011, which is about the same as the Queensland figure and higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4814, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 20.0% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications at 30.6%.
20.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 4814, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.0%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 4814 has some of the largest school enrolments with 9,792 students and 18 schools within 3km, though the average school size is much higher than most areas.
2.15
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 90% 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).
9,792
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
544
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4814, QLD
18 schools — 9,792 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 132 | 772 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 366 | 870 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 715 | 862 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 442 | 871 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 423 | 838 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 592 | 910 |
| Annandale Christian College, Annandale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 687 | 1,069 |
| Annandale State School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 722 | 1,019 |
| Calvary Christian College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,128 | 1,020 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 375 | 972 |
| Garbutt State School, Garbutt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 78 | 775 |
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 27 | 967 |
| Enkindle Village School, Douglas | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 58 | 1,018 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 862 | 955 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4814, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4814/4814-qld/topic/education