39.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birkalla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birkalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Birkalla have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 39.2% of people completed Year 12, and no adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 35% of residents finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Birkalla splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, as 58.8% of people hold a Certificate III or IV, but the 0% rate of university degrees is among the lowest in the country.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Birkalla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management, each making up 19.6% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
305
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Birkalla
4 schools — 1,219 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Tully State High School, Tully | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 721 | 925 |
| Tully State School, Tully | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 268 | 885 |
| St Clare's School, Tully | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 170 | 1,008 |
| Feluga State School, Feluga | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 60 | 910 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birkalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30260/birkalla/topic/education