54.3% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Image Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Image Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Image Flat, where 39.8% of people hold one. While many residents have a strong educational foundation, the area generally sits below the national and state figures for the highest levels of schooling and degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 54.3%, finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 58.8%. Around 27% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Image Flat, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the 26.3% national average.
19.0% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Image Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 15.9% and engineering at 15%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average size of 593 students.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
593
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Image Flat
7 schools — 4,154 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Secondary 2 · Primary 2
| Burnside State High School, Burnside | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 809 | 988 |
| Burnside State School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 368 | 984 |
| Nambour State College, Nambour | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,469 | 977 |
| Nambour Special School, Burnside | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 132 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Nambour | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 341 | 1,045 |
| Blackall Range Independent School, Kureelpa | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 108 | 1,039 |
| St John's College, Nambour | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 927 | 1,059 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Image Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31386/image-flat/topic/education