47.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pilton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pilton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Pilton have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the state. Only 47% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the small number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47%, which is far below both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 31.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pilton, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (36.7%) or a diploma (30%).
6.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Pilton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering at 30%, Education at 16.7%, and Health at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 32 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pilton
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Pilton State School, Pilton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 32 | 1,051 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32316/pilton/topic/education