36.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birdsville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birdsville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Birdsville hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the town has a higher proportion of university-educated adults than many similar areas, far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Birdsville, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Birdsville splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 12.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Birdsville has one government primary school, which is small with an average of 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 Birdsville
1 school — 4 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Birdsville State School, Birdsville | Government | Primary | 102.1 km | 4 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birdsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30259/birdsville/topic/education