58.2% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4879, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4879, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 22.4% of adults in postcode 4879, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a growing trend in education, as the proportion of people with university degrees rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has improved over the last decade, rising 5.1 percentage points to 58.2%. This is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4879, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, though the 22.4% rate is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.6% of residents.
22.4% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 4879, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4% and health at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 736 students. There are only 0.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest at this level.
0.52
Lower than 99% 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).
1,471
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
736
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4879, QLD
2 schools — 1,471 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 899 | 996 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 572 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4879, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4879/4879-qld/topic/education