19.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Byrnestown · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults with a bachelor degree or higher live in Byrnestown, marking a significant gap compared to other areas. This is a place where very few residents have completed high school or university, which is reflected in the low levels of formal qualifications across the community.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 19.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 9 or below, accounting for 32.3% of residents.
19.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Byrnestown, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 12 (25%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%.
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 Byrnestown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Byrnestown, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Byrnestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30469/byrnestown/topic/education