36.6% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Basalt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Basalt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Basalt have completed high school or university, creating a local workforce with very few formal degrees. Only 36.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a community where practical experience often outweighs formal academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate, with only 36.6% of residents finishing high school. About 23.6% of the population had Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Basalt, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 29.7%.
7.1% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Basalt, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 13.6%, followed by agriculture and environment at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school nearby, though it is very small with an average size of just 4 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).
4
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Basalt
1 school — 4 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Homestead State School, Homestead | Government | Primary | 80.7 km | 4 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30180/basalt/topic/education