51.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4875, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4875, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates the 9.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree in postcode 4875 from the national figure. While more people have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the community still trails Queensland and Australia in overall educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.8 points since 2011 to reach 51.9%. Despite this growth, it remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4875, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national rate. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 4875, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has larger than average schools, with a typical size of 696 students. There are 1,392 enrolments across government and Catholic schools, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.90
Lower than 96% 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).
1,392
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
696
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
759
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4875, QLD
2 schools — 1,392 students, average ICSEA 759.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Tagai State College, Thursday Island | Government | Combined | 85.0 km | 1,261 | 742 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben, Thursday Island | Catholic | Primary | 85.6 km | 131 | 918 |
Sources
More for 4875, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4875, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4875/4875-qld/topic/education