41.7% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flying Fish Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flying Fish Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape the daily life of Flying Fish Point, where only 41.7% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many adults left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 30.2% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 13.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flying Fish Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, trade qualifications are common, with 40.6% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.3% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Flying Fish Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or diplomas, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. While there are 16.95 schools per 1,000 children—which is much higher than most areas—the typical school size is very small at just 45 students.
16.95
Higher than 86% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
803
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flying Fish Point
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 803.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Flying Fish Point State School, Flying Fish Point | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 45 | 803 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31057/flying-fish-point/topic/education