43.0% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gregory River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gregory River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Gregory River compared to the rest of the country. Only 43% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than the state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. The next most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, completed by 26.9% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gregory River, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of residents.
11.1% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gregory River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 19.5%. Other notable fields include education at 8.8% and management and commerce at 6.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gregory River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31251/gregory-river/topic/education