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Cape Gloucester · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cape Gloucester

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Cape Gloucester, held by 64.1% of adults. This is an area where formal schooling and higher degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state and nation.

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📍 Cape Gloucester, Suburb / Locality

Where Cape Gloucester sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.1% —

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

Cape Gloucester4.1%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many residents left school earlier, with 35.3% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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36.8% —

Lower than 72% 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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Cape Gloucester splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 36.8% Year 10 35.3% Year 9 or below 20.6% Year 11 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare here, with only 4.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.1% —

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 Cape Gloucester, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 78%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 64.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3% Postgraduate degree 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often specialise in Engineering and related fields, which accounts for 41% of degrees, followed by Management and commerce at 15.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Cape Gloucester, the largest group is Engineering & related at 44%, followed by Management & commerce (17%) and Health (11%).

Engineering & related 41.0% Management & commerce 15.4% Health 10.3% Society & culture 10.3% Architecture & building 7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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).

Schools in and around Cape Gloucester — 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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cape Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30527/cape-gloucester/topic/education