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Education & Qualifications in Hay Point

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

Nearly half of all qualified adults in Hay Point hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a place where practical trade skills are far more common than university degrees. Only 5.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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Where Hay Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.6% ▲ +14.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hay Point — lower than 87% of areas.

Hay Point5.6%
4740, QLD 13.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with only 34.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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34.9% ▲ +17.2%

Lower than 77% 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 Hay Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 34.9% Year 10 29.4% Year 9 or below 11.3% Year 11 10.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, as the rate of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 46.7% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.6% ▲ +14.5%

Lower than 87% 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 Hay Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 46.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.7% Bachelor degree 7.6% Certificate I / II 2.7% Postgraduate degree 1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study, accounting for 28.4% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 12.1%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Hay Point — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Hay Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31306/hay-point/topic/education