39.6% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Black River hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as a place with a strong focus on trade and vocational training. This practical skill set is reflected in a workforce where university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest school year completed was Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 31.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black River, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
8.5% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 26.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one Catholic secondary school, which is among the largest at its level with 1,485 students on average.
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).
1,485
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% 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 River
1 school — 1,485 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 1
| St Anthony's Catholic College - Secondary Campus, Deeragun | Catholic | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,485 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30268/black-river/topic/education