50.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jimbour West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jimbour West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 15.2% of adults in Jimbour West hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. The area is sparsely populated and relies on a single combined government school. While about half of the residents finished Year 12, this is well below the state and national rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (50.7%) completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland average. Roughly 14.9% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jimbour West, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.2% of adults, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.4% of the population.
15.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Jimbour West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Jimbour West are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 11.3%. Engineering, education, and society and culture each account for 9.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government combined school with an average size of 114 students, which is lower than most areas. This school has an average advantage score of 894, among the lowest for its level.
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).
114
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
894
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jimbour West
1 school — 114 students, average ICSEA 894.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Jandowae Prep-10 State School, Jandowae | Government | Combined | 10.8 km | 114 | 894 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jimbour West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31442/jimbour-west/topic/education