56.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4870, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4870, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold higher qualifications in postcode 4870 than in most similar areas. Over 22% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and the proportion of residents finishing Year 12 has risen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas and similar to the Queensland figure. This represents a 7.0 percentage point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4870, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.1% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. This number rose 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
22.1% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4870, QLD splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by engineering at 12.9% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest schools and highest enrolments at this level, with 19,845 students across 20 schools within 3 km. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.53
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
19,845
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
992
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4870, QLD
20 schools — 19,845 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 8.2 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 381 | 797 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 10.4 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 481 | 784 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 10.8 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 10.9 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 774 | 974 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 482 | 887 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 11.3 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 11.4 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 11.4 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 11.5 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 11.8 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 12.4 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| St Monica's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 12.6 km | 697 | 1,058 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 13.4 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 14.6 km | 544 | 1,054 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4870, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4870/4870-qld/topic/education