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Education & Qualifications in Gunpowder

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

Engineering and related qualifications are the most common fields of study in Gunpowder, where 17.9% of residents hold these credentials. This is a sparsely populated area with very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Gunpowder sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gunpowder — lower than 99% of areas.

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4825 crosses QLD/NT 14.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 17.6% of people here have finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 99% 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 Gunpowder, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 17.6% Year 11 9.8% Year 10 8.8% Year 9 or below 3.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Gunpowder hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 15.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Gunpowder, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Beyond engineering, the most common qualifications are in architecture and building (6.0%) and management and commerce (4.8%).

Field of qualification

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In Gunpowder, Engineering & related is the majority at 63%; Architecture & building is next at 21%.

Engineering & related 17.9% Architecture & building 6.0% Management & commerce 4.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of this area, which is a more common situation 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).

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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 Gunpowder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31274/gunpowder/topic/education