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Education & Qualifications in Back Plains

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Nearly half of all qualified adults in Back Plains hold a Certificate III or IV. This makes the area's education profile distinct, as these practical trade qualifications are far more common here than university degrees.

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📍 Back Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Back Plains sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.9% ▲ +102.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Plains — higher than 51% of areas.

Back Plains14.9%
4361, QLD 11.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 56.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the Queensland figure.

Completed Year 12

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56.8% ▲ +53.5%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Back Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 56.8% Year 10 24.7% Year 9 or below 11.1% Year 11 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 14.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.9% ▲ +102.5%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Back Plains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Certificate III / IV 48.8% Bachelor degree 31.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Certificate I / II 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are food, hospitality and personal services at 17.1%, followed by architecture, building, and society and culture, each at 14.6%.

Field of qualification

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Back Plains splits fairly evenly between Food, hospitality & personal services (19%) and Architecture & building (16%), with Society & culture at 16%.

Food, hospitality & personal services 17.1% Architecture & building 14.6% Society & culture 14.6% Engineering & related 9.8% Health 9.8% Education 9.8% Agriculture & environment 7.3% Management & commerce 7.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area is served by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of just 28 students.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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992

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Back Plains — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Back Plains

1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 992.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Back Plains State School, Back Plains Government Primary 1.3 km 28 992

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Back Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30112/back-plains/topic/education