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Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy Island

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

Far fewer people have finished high school or university on Fitzroy Island compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a significant gap in formal education levels for the island.

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📍 Fitzroy Island, Suburb / Locality

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

6.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fitzroy Island — lower than 86% of areas.

Fitzroy Island6.0%
4871, QLD 8.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 20.5% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. This is among the lowest levels of school completion for areas of this type.

Completed Year 12

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20.5% —

Lower than 97% 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 Fitzroy Island, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 20.5% Year 10 8.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% —

Lower than 86% 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 Fitzroy Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%).

Certificate III / IV 8.4% Bachelor degree 6.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in food, hospitality and personal services at 8.4%, followed by management and commerce and creative arts at 4.8% each.

Field of qualification

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In Fitzroy Island, the largest group is Food, hospitality & personal services at 39%, followed by Management & commerce (22%) and Creative arts (22%).

Food, hospitality & personal services 8.4% Management & commerce 4.8% Creative arts 4.8% Engineering & related 3.6%

Schools

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

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

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 Fitzroy 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 Fitzroy Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31046/fitzroy-island/topic/education