24.1% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baffle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Baffle Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Baffle Creek have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Only 24.1% of people finished Year 12, and just 2.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, leaving the area well below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is uncommon here, with only 24.1% doing so, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 38%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baffle Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare, with a bachelor degree or higher held by only 2.9% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, at 43.5%.
2.9% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Baffle Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.3%, followed by Architecture and building and Health, both at 8.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than those in most other areas with a typical size of 25 students.
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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baffle Creek
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wartburg State School, Baffle Creek | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 25 | 950 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baffle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30114/baffle-creek/topic/education