39.2% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4880, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4880, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 4880 have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. While 39.2% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Education levels have climbed slowly over the last decade, but the gap with Queensland and Australia remains wide.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This figure has risen 7.7 percentage points since 2011, though nearly 30% of people still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4880, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas, although the proportion of degrees rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 4880, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 15.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%. Society and culture accounts for 9.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 514 students. There are 2,571 enrolments across the region, but the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
2.08
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
2,571
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
514
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4880, QLD
5 schools — 2,571 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Mareeba State High School, Mareeba | Government | Secondary | 8.0 km | 721 | 886 |
| Mareeba State School, Mareeba | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 695 | 855 |
| St Thomas' School, Mareeba | Catholic | Primary | 8.8 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Biboohra State School, Biboohra | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 72 | 949 |
| St Stephen's Catholic College, Mareeba | Catholic | Secondary | 9.7 km | 652 | 1,041 |
Sources
More for 4880, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4880, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4880/4880-qld/topic/education