51.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alligator Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alligator Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Alligator Creek have finished high school than in most similar areas, though the local figure remains well below the national average. While 51.9% of residents completed Year 12, a significant number of adults hold trade or professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alligator Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is about the same as the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.7% of residents.
21.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Alligator Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are diverse, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 19.0%. Management and commerce follow at 12.7%, while health and society and culture both sit around 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alligator Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30040/alligator-creek/topic/education