29.7% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackbutt North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackbutt North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 41.7% of adults in Blackbutt North hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification here. Education levels are generally much lower than in most other areas, with only 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. Many more people stopped at Year 10, which 30% of the population completed.
Highest year of school
View on map →Blackbutt North splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (34%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in the area, with the percentage of people with a bachelor degree or higher sitting far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
5.9% ▲ +137.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 18.1%, followed by education and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, both of which are government-run. These schools are much smaller than most other areas and have a much lower average advantage score.
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 North
2 schools — 146 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Blackbutt State School, Blackbutt | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 99 | 923 |
| Benarkin State School, Benarkin | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 47 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackbutt North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30273/blackbutt-north/topic/education