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Formartin · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Formartin

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

Only 29.4% of residents in Formartin finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in basic schooling is reflected in the low number of people with university degrees, making it an area where most adults have not completed senior secondary education.

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Where Formartin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Formartin — lower than 75% of areas.

Formartin8.8%
4404, QLD 12.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just under 30% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. For many residents, the highest year of school reached was Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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29.4% —

Lower than 88% 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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Formartin splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (41%), with Year 11 at 10%.

Year 10 30.9% Year 12 29.4% Year 11 7.4% Year 9 or below 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are more common at 25.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.8% —

Lower than 75% 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 Formartin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 25.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.9% Bachelor degree 14.0% Certificate I / II 9.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in agriculture and the environment, held by 20.9% of people, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Formartin, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 38%, followed by Management & commerce (29%) and Engineering & related (17%).

Agriculture & environment 20.9% Management & commerce 16.3% Engineering & related 9.3% Education 9.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Formartin — 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 Formartin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31071/formartin/topic/education