23.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Punchs Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed high school or university in Punchs Creek than in most similar areas. Only 23.3% of people finished Year 12, and just 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than the state and national figures, with only 23.3% of residents finishing Year 12. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 30%.
23.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Punchs Creek, Year 10 is the majority at 56%; Year 12 is next at 44%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are far fewer here than in Queensland or across Australia, with only 10% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
10.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Punchs Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 22%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Punchs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32372/punchs-creek/topic/education