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Education & Qualifications in Fraser Island

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

Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common on Fraser Island than in most similar areas. While 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure at 49%.

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📍 Fraser Island, Suburb / Locality

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

20.5% ▲ +128.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fraser Island — higher than 69% of areas.

Fraser Island20.5%
4581, QLD 14.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national average. About 24.2% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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49.0% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 60% 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 Fraser Island, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 49.0% Year 10 24.2% Year 11 6.7% Year 9 or below 4.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualifications are higher here than in most similar areas, with 32.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, the 20.5% with a university degree is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.5% ▲ +128.2%

Higher than 69% 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 Fraser Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Bachelor degree 23.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.8% Certificate I / II 3.7% Postgraduate degree 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.6%. Other common areas of study include agriculture, environment, and hospitality.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of residents, a situation that is more common here than in 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 Fraser 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fraser Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31081/fraser-island/topic/education