24.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Gurgeena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gurgeena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Gurgeena has shifted over the last decade, with a quarter of adults now holding a university degree. This represents a high level of qualification for the area, with 24.0% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 63%, ahead of Year 10 (21%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gurgeena, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 24.0% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Queensland average of 21.9%, but a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gurgeena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate I / II (36%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 45%, ahead of Society & culture (36%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gurgeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31276/gurgeena/topic/education