39.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diwan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Diwan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of qualification are more common in Diwan than in most similar areas, despite a low rate of high school completion. While only 39.6% of people finished Year 12, 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Diwan completed Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 39.6% finishing. This is 19 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Diwan, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 23.9% of adults. While 18.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
18.1% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Diwan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Diwan are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 15.2%, followed by Education at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is very small, with an average size of only 8 students.
41.67
Higher than 99% 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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Diwan
1 school — 8 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Alexandra Bay State School, Diwan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 8 | — |
Sources
More for Diwan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30853/diwan/topic/education