41.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birnam · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birnam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Birnam have completed Year 12 compared to previous years, with only 41.2% finishing high school. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where most residents hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. Other common outcomes include 23.5% reaching Year 10 and 8.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Birnam, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 32.7% of residents.
6.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Birnam, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 30.6%. Other qualifications include food, hospitality and personal services at 8.2%, and agriculture and environment at 6.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km, though its typical size of 72 students is much lower than most areas. This school also has a lower average advantage score than most other schools.
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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Birnam
1 school — 72 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Veresdale Scrub State School, Veresdale Scrub | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 72 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birnam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30262/birnam/topic/education