37.6% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charlton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Charlton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of qualified adults in Charlton hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce focused on practical skills. This focus on vocational training is mirrored in the schooling data, where only 37.6% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are lower than most areas, with only 37.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, while 41.2% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Charlton splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 55.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Charlton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 87%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.4%, and engineering and related fields at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 129 students.
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).
129
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charlton
2 schools — 257 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wellcamp State School, Wellcamp | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 47 | 939 |
| Gowrie State School, Gowrie Junction | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 210 | 1,013 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30583/charlton/topic/education