21.8% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Austral Eden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Austral Eden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 21.8% of people in Austral Eden have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This gap in school completion is part of a broader trend where higher education is quite rare. Most adults here have a trade certificate rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 37 points below the state and national figures. Most residents finished school at Year 10, which accounts for 43.5% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Austral Eden, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 12 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 2.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 40.9%.
2.2% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Austral Eden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 15.2%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These government-run schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 68 students and a much lower average advantage score.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
68
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
899
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Austral Eden
3 schools — 203 students, average ICSEA 899.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 54 | 885 |
| Gladstone Public School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 19 | 1,004 |
| Frederickton Public School, Frederickton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 130 | 890 |
Sources
More for Austral Eden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Austral Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10111/austral-eden/topic/education