43.8% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Talwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Talwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in North Talwood finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.8% doing so. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the qualification rates, which sit well below the Queensland and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 22.5% of people stopped after Year 10, while 14.6% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Talwood, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.4% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 North Talwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related subjects at 24.4%. Health is the next most frequent at 11.1%, followed by agriculture and environment at 6.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, though it is among the smallest at this level with a typical size of 19 students. This school also has one of the lowest advantage scores for similar areas.
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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
880
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Talwood
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 880.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Talwood State School, North Talwood | Government | Primary | 14.7 km | 19 | 880 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Talwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32184/north-talwood/topic/education