CensusAtlas

Blue Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Blue Mountain

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 33.3% of residents in Blue Mountain have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This lack of senior schooling is the defining feature of the area's education profile, with far fewer adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.

Open map →
📍 Blue Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Blue Mountain sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blue Mountain — lower than 71% of areas.

Blue Mountain10.0%
4737, QLD 7.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 33.3% finishing Year 12. This is 26 points below the Australian average, and nearly a third of residents left school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

33.3% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

Blue Mountain splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 33.3% Year 10 31.8% Year 9 or below 18.2% Year 11 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with just 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are more typical at 35.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

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).

Highest qualification level

View on map →

In Blue Mountain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 35.5% Bachelor degree 22.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and Environment both accounting for 16.1% of the total. Education and Management and Commerce each make up 12.9%.

Field of qualification

View on map →

Blue Mountain splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (28%) and Agriculture & environment (28%), with Education at 22%.

Engineering & related 16.1% Agriculture & environment 16.1% Education 12.9% Management & commerce 12.9%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

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).

Schools in and around Blue Mountain — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Blue Mountain

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blue Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30290/blue-mountain/topic/education