27.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Running Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Running Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 10 is the most common final year of school for people in Running Creek. This area has far fewer people finishing secondary school or earning university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Running Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
7.7% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Running Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 21.9%, followed by architecture and building at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than those in most other areas with a typical size of 58 students.
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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Running Creek
1 school — 58 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rathdowney State School, Rathdowney | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 58 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Running Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32493/running-creek/topic/education