38.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Snake · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Black Snake, where only 38.6% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with 38.6% completing Year 12. This is 20 points below the Australian average and 18 points below the Queensland figure.
38.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Snake splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 11 at 11%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults here hold a university degree, which is far below the national figure. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (41.7%) or a diploma (36.1%).
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Black Snake, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (42%) and Certificate I / II (10%).
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 38.9%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, though its average size of 112 students and its advantage score are both much lower than most areas.
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).
112
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 112 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kilkivan State School, Kilkivan | Government | Combined | 9.3 km | 112 | 934 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Snake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30269/black-snake/topic/education