28.4% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chillagoe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chillagoe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.4% of people in Chillagoe have finished Year 12, meaning most residents left school early. This low level of formal schooling is seen across the board, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical level of schooling is far below the national figure, with just 28.4% of people completing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas, and roughly 22.5% of residents finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Chillagoe splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 34.8%.
5.7% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Chillagoe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are Engineering and Society & Culture, both at 14.6%. Management and commerce follow at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 10 students. The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas.
23.26
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
827
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chillagoe
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 827.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Chillagoe State School, Chillagoe | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 10 | 827 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30601/chillagoe/topic/education