46.1% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Postmans Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Postmans Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Postmans Ridge sits around the middle of similar areas for both school and university attainment. Only 46.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While the community has a mix of skills, overall education levels remain well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far below both Queensland and Australia. Many people in the area stopped their formal schooling at Year 10, which 35% of the population did.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Postmans Ridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48.4% of the community.
16.2% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 Postmans Ridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 16.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,027, which is 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).
245
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Postmans Ridge
1 school — 245 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Withcott State School, Withcott | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 245 | 1,027 |
Sources
More for Postmans Ridge
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Postmans Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32356/postmans-ridge/topic/education