60.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flaxton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flaxton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and university degrees than most similar areas define Flaxton. About 60.5% of residents finished Year 12, and more than a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 60.5% of people doing so. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flaxton, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is strong in Flaxton, where 28.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state rate of 21.9% and a little above the Australian average of 26.3%.
28.3% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Flaxton splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (29%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 13.8%, followed closely by Engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than most but have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
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).
134
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flaxton
2 schools — 268 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mapleton State School, Mapleton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 177 | 1,048 |
| Montville State School, Montville | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 91 | 1,072 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31050/flaxton/topic/education