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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi, 54.0% of people aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2021. This was less than Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges.
Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi's school completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Proficiency in English, the data informs planners and decision-makers about people's ability to access services. Combined with Educational Qualifications it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'
| Highest level of secondary schooling completed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Level of schooling | Number | % | Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges % | Number | % | Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Year 8 or below | 87 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 92 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -6 |
| Year 9 or equivalent | 88 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 96 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -9 |
| Year 10 or equivalent | 595 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 603 | 25.9 | 25.1 | -8 |
| Year 11 or equivalent | 226 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 194 | 8.4 | 8.9 | +31 |
| Year 12 or equivalent | 1,368 | 54.0 | 54.4 | 1,135 | 48.9 | 49.3 | +232 |
| Did not go to school | 4 | 0.2 | -- | 0 | -- | 0.2 | +4 |
| Not stated | 163 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 201 | 8.7 | 7.7 | -39 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,531 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,324 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +207 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the population in Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi in 2021 compared to Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges shows that there was a higher proportion of people who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a similar proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Overall, 30.6% of the population left school at Year 10 or below, and 54.0% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 30.0% and 54.4% respectively for Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges.
The major difference between the level of schooling attained by the population in Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi and Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges was:
- A larger percentage of persons who completed year 11 or equivalent (8.9% compared to 7.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in the level of schooling attained by the population in Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi, between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Year 12 or equivalent (+232 persons)
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