52.1% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mapleton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mapleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Mapleton hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the typical resident has a high-level qualification, only 52.1% of the population finished Year 12, a figure well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 52.1%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. About 24.9% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mapleton, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 25.4% of adults, placing Mapleton well above the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.6% of people.
25.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mapleton splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health at 15.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mapleton has more schools per child than most areas, with two schools within 3km. These schools are smaller than usual, with an average size of 143 students, and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
5.13
Higher than 59% 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).
143
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mapleton
2 schools — 285 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Mapleton State School, Mapleton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 177 | 1,048 |
| Blackall Range Independent School, Kureelpa | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 108 | 1,039 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mapleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31757/mapleton/topic/education