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Education & Qualifications in Howitt

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

Year 12 completion is the most common high school milestone in Howitt, reached by 37.1% of residents. This is a sparsely populated area where formal education levels are significantly lower than across the state and nation.

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📍 Howitt, Suburb / Locality

Where Howitt sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Howitt — lower than 99% of areas.

Howitt0.0%
4890, QLD 8.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many residents left school earlier, with 34.3% reaching Year 10 and 22.9% finishing Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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37.1% —

Lower than 71% 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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Howitt splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 37.1% Year 10 34.3% Year 9 or below 22.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for any similar area and sits far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Howitt, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Certificate I / II is next at 40%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Certificate I / II 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 42%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (33%).

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In Howitt, the largest group is Engineering & related at 38%, followed by Agriculture & environment (31%) and Society & culture (31%).

Engineering & related 41.7% Agriculture & environment 33.3% Society & culture 33.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, a result that is smaller 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Howitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31366/howitt/topic/education