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Education & Qualifications in Hopeland

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

Far fewer residents in Hopeland have finished high school than the national figure, with only 35% completing Year 12. This gap reflects a broader trend where formal qualifications are much lower than in most other areas of Queensland and Australia.

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Where Hopeland sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hopeland — lower than 76% of areas.

Hopeland8.5%
4413, QLD 11.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. About 31% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 12% left school at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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35.0% —

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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Hopeland splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 35.0% Year 10 31.0% Year 9 or below 12.0% Year 11 4.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.5% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.5% —

Lower than 76% 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 Hopeland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 40.4% Bachelor degree 17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are mostly focused on practical fields, with Engineering leading at 21.2%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 17.3%.

Field of qualification

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Hopeland splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (26%) and Agriculture & environment (21%), with Management & commerce at 14%.

Engineering & related 21.2% Agriculture & environment 17.3% Management & commerce 11.5% Health 9.6% Education 7.7% Society & culture 7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.7%

Schools

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

The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 24 students. This school has one of the lowest advantage scores for its level.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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865

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Hopeland

1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 865.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Brigalow State School, Brigalow Government Primary 12.5 km 24 865

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hopeland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31358/hopeland/topic/education