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Gaeta · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gaeta

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

Far fewer people in Gaeta have finished high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 29.8% of residents have completed Year 12, and very few adults hold a university degree.

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📍 Gaeta, Suburb / Locality

Where Gaeta sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.4% ▼ -67.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gaeta — lower than 94% of areas.

Gaeta2.4%
4671, QLD 6.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.8% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 31.4%.

Completed Year 12

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29.8% ▲ +2.6%

Lower than 87% 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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Gaeta splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 10 31.4% Year 12 29.8% Year 9 or below 12.4% Year 11 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 2.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 31.0%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.4% ▼ -67.6%

Lower than 94% 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 Gaeta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.

Certificate III / IV 31.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.0% Bachelor degree 3.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 19.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Gaeta, the largest group is Management & commerce at 29%, followed by Engineering & related (22%) and Agriculture & environment (16%).

Management & commerce 19.0% Engineering & related 14.3% Agriculture & environment 10.7% Architecture & building 8.3% Education 7.1% Health 6.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is 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 Gaeta — 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 Gaeta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31092/gaeta/topic/education