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Education & Qualifications in Electra

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

A gap of 23 percentage points separates Electra from the national average for Year 12 completions. Only 35.9% of residents have finished high school, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This trend extends to higher education, with far fewer adults holding university degrees than in most other areas.

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Where Electra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Electra — lower than 74% of areas.

Electra9.2%
4670, QLD 12.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and the most common highest level of schooling in Electra is Year 10, reached by 39.7% of people.

Completed Year 12

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35.9% —

Lower than 74% 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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Electra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (49%) and Year 12 (44%), with Year 9 or below at 6%.

Year 10 39.7% Year 12 35.9% Year 9 or below 5.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 9.2% 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 47.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.2% —

Lower than 74% 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 Electra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 47.2% Bachelor degree 13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 24.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Electra, the largest group is Engineering & related at 36%, followed by Management & commerce (22%) and Education (17%).

Engineering & related 24.5% Management & commerce 15.1% Education 11.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.3% Agriculture & environment 5.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Electra — 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 Electra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30957/electra/topic/education