53.2% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Five schools serve the local area, which is more than most similar places. Black Mountain has a high number of qualified adults compared to similar areas, though the typical level of schooling is lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 57.1% for Queensland and the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.0% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but still a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
19.0% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Black Mountain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 15.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas. Most of the five schools within 3 km are government run, with 60% being primary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
405
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Mountain
5 schools — 2,023 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Noosa Christian College, Cooroy | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 478 | 1,060 |
| Federal State School, Federal | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 55 | 981 |
| Pomona State School, Pomona | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 272 | 1,023 |
| Noosa District State High School, Cooroy | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 882 | 1,012 |
| Cooroy State School, Cooroy | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 336 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30267/black-mountain/topic/education