44.0% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Federal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Federal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Federal have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Just 44% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also well below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 31% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Federal, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.8%, which is far below the Australian average. Most people hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1% of the population.
15.8% ▲ +89.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Federal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 18.4%, followed by Health at 13.7% and Management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are smaller than most, but there are 14.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than in similar areas. These government-run schools also have a higher advantage score than most.
14.08
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
164
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Federal
2 schools — 327 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Federal State School, Federal | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 55 | 981 |
| Pomona State School, Pomona | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 272 | 1,023 |
Sources
More for Federal
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Federal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31025/federal/topic/education