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Education & Qualifications in Masig Island

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

Just 6% of adults on Masig Island hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap in higher education is seen across the area, where many residents finish their schooling before Year 12.

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📍 Masig Island, Suburb / Locality

Where Masig Island sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% ▲ +58.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Masig Island — lower than 86% of areas.

Masig Island6.0%
4875, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 48.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

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48.3% ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 58% 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 Masig Island, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 48.3% Year 10 17.8% Year 9 or below 12.6% Year 11 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common here, with 41.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the share of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% ▲ +58.4%

Lower than 86% 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 Masig Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Certificate I / II is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Certificate I / II 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.3% Bachelor degree 6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are split evenly between engineering, architecture, management, and society and culture, each at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Masig Island splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (18%) and Architecture & building (18%), with Management & commerce at 18%.

Engineering & related 15.6% Architecture & building 15.6% Management & commerce 15.6% Society & culture 15.6% Education 12.5% Health 5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.2% Agriculture & environment 3.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the residential area, which is a more common situation than in 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 Masig Island — 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 Masig Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31783/masig-island/topic/education