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Education & Qualifications in Bracewell

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

Much lower rates of formal schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Bracewell. Only 37.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where very few residents hold a university degree.

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Where Bracewell sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.3% ▲ +0.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bracewell — lower than 90% of areas.

Bracewell4.3%
4695, QLD 3.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate, with only 37.6% of residents finishing school. About a third of people stopped after Year 10, and 16% left at Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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37.6% ▲ +28.9%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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Bracewell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 12 37.6% Year 10 33.6% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 4.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.9% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.3% ▲ +0.6%

Lower than 90% 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

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In Bracewell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 43.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.1% Bachelor degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 22.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2% and Architecture and building at 13.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Bracewell, the largest group is Engineering & related at 29%, followed by Management & commerce (19%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Engineering & related 22.7% Management & commerce 15.2% Architecture & building 13.6% Agriculture & environment 9.1% Education 7.6% Health 6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.5%

Schools

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

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

Schools within 3 km

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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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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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bracewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30352/bracewell/topic/education