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Education & Qualifications in Hail Creek

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

Just 29.1% of people in Hail Creek have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is a sparsely populated area where higher education and university degrees are much less common than in most other parts of the country.

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Where Hail Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hail Creek — lower than 88% of areas.

Hail Creek5.1%
4742, QLD 7.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with 29.1% finishing school compared to 57.1% in Queensland.

Completed Year 12

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29.1% —

Lower than 88% 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 Hail Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 29.1% Year 10 10.1% Year 9 or below 1.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 5.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 12.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.1% —

Lower than 88% 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 Hail Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 12.9% Bachelor degree 6.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most frequent at 8.6%, followed by engineering and related studies at 6.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Hail Creek, the largest group is Management & commerce at 30%, followed by Engineering & related (21%) and Natural & physical sciences (18%).

Management & commerce 8.6% Engineering & related 6.0% Natural & physical sciences 5.2% Health 4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is more common 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 Hail Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31284/hail-creek/topic/education