25.1% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackbutt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackbutt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.1% of people in Blackbutt have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This represents a significant gap in school completion compared to the rest of the country. Most residents here have left school earlier, and far fewer hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest of similar areas, sitting 32 points below the Queensland average. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 for 35.6% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackbutt, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 5.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure. Instead, 43.5% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
5.6% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Blackbutt, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blackbutt has 10.64 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These are all small, government-run primary schools.
10.64
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blackbutt
2 schools — 146 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Blackbutt State School, Blackbutt | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 99 | 923 |
| Benarkin State School, Benarkin | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 47 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackbutt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30272/blackbutt/topic/education