43.5% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4824, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4824, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 4824 have finished high school or university than in most other parts of the country. Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, though this is 8.2 percentage points higher than in 2011. The area generally has lower levels of formal education compared to both Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 57.1%. For those who didn't finish Year 12, the most common highest year of schooling was Year 10 at 21.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4824, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.5%, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
11.5% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 4824, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.6%. Other notable fields include Management and Commerce at 9.7% and Health at 6.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two combined schools, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. These schools have an average size of 239 students, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
3.02
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
477
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
239
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
872
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4824, QLD
2 schools — 477 students, average ICSEA 872.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Cloncurry | Catholic | Combined | 63.0 km | 188 | 979 |
| Cloncurry State School P-12, Cloncurry | Government | Combined | 63.3 km | 289 | 802 |
Sources
More for 4824, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4824, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4824/4824-qld/topic/education