37.5% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4822, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4822, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 4822 have completed high school or university than the state or national figures. Only 37.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland average. While these numbers have risen since 2011, the area remains much less qualified than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below those of Queensland and Australia, though the figure rose 5.7 points to 37.5% since 2011. About 26.2% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4822, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 8.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of people.
8.4% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 4822, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related studies at 14.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school is small with only 111 enrolments. All schools are government-run and combined primary and secondary types.
6.25
Higher than 72% 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).
111
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
111
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
885
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4822, QLD
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 885.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Richmond State School, Richmond | Government | Combined | 50.5 km | 111 | 885 |
Sources
More for 4822, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4822, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4822/4822-qld/topic/education