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Dauan Island · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Dauan Island

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

No adults on Dauan Island hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This lack of high-level university degrees is a defining feature of the area's education profile, where most residents hold vocational certificates instead.

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Where Dauan Island sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dauan Island — lower than 99% of areas.

Dauan Island0.0%
4875, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer than half of residents, 48.6%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 19.4% finished Year 11 and 18.1% finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Higher than 59% 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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In Dauan Island, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 23%.

Year 12 48.6% Year 11 19.4% Year 10 18.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here at 47.2%. These trade-level certificates are much more common than degrees, with 0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Dauan Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 47.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Certificate I / II 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Architecture and building, Health, Education, and Management and commerce each accounting for 13.9% of those with a qualification.

Field of qualification

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Dauan Island splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (22%) and Health (22%), with Education at 22%.

Architecture & building 13.9% Health 13.9% Education 13.9% Management & commerce 13.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.3%

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 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).

Schools in and around Dauan Island — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dauan Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30814/dauan-island/topic/education