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Hawkwood · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Hawkwood

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

Roughly 38.5% of people in Hawkwood finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where fewer people have completed high school or university compared to most other areas.

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Where Hawkwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hawkwood — lower than 63% of areas.

Hawkwood11.5%
4626, QLD 9.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many others stopped after Year 10, with 34.6% reaching that level.

Completed Year 12

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38.5% —

Lower than 68% 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 Hawkwood, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 47%.

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 34.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon here, with just 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% —

Lower than 63% 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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Hawkwood splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (41%) and Certificate III / IV (41%), with Bachelor degree at 18%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 53.8% Certificate III / IV 53.8% Bachelor degree 23.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 46%, ahead of Management & commerce (38%).

Field of qualification

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In Hawkwood, the largest group is Engineering & related at 40%, followed by Management & commerce (33%) and Agriculture & environment (27%).

Engineering & related 46.2% Management & commerce 38.5% Agriculture & environment 30.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in about 59% of similar locations.

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 Hawkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31304/hawkwood/topic/education