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Education & Qualifications in Lake Mary

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

Only half of Lake Mary residents have completed Year 12, a figure well below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than across Australia.

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Where Lake Mary sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.9% ▲ +50.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Mary — higher than 58% of areas.

Lake Mary16.9%
4703, QLD 15.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of the population finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% ▲ +48.3%

Higher than 62% 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 Lake Mary, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 21.3% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 16.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is around the middle for similar areas. This remains well below the 26.3% national average, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.9% ▲ +50.1%

Higher than 58% 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 Lake Mary, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 35.2% Bachelor degree 20.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 14.8% and management and commerce at 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Lake Mary, the largest group is Engineering & related at 25%, followed by Management & commerce (19%) and Education (16%).

Engineering & related 14.8% Management & commerce 11.1% Education 9.3% Architecture & building 7.4% Agriculture & environment 5.6% Health 5.6% Society & culture 5.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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 Lake Mary — 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 Lake Mary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31617/lake-mary/topic/education