32.2% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamilton Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamilton Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 32.2% of residents in Hamilton Plains finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in school completions is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people completed Year 12, a result far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 32.2% stopped at Year 10, while 11.9% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Hamilton Plains splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 4.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 57.7%.
4.9% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Hamilton Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 34.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 30.8% and health at 23.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, more than 70% of similar places. These schools are generally large and include an equal mix of primary, secondary, and combined types.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
806
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hamilton Plains
3 schools — 2,418 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Proserpine State High School, Proserpine | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,116 | 974 |
| Proserpine State School, Proserpine | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 577 | 968 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays, Proserpine | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 725 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hamilton Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31291/hamilton-plains/topic/education