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Moa Island · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Moa Island

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

Few adults hold university degrees on Moa Island, where only 4.7% have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and suggests that vocational training and school-leaving certificates are the primary paths for local residents.

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

4.7% ▼ -37.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moa Island — lower than 89% of areas.

Moa Island4.7%
4875, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population, 44.4%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% ▲ +7.0%

Lower than 51% 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 Moa Island, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.

Year 12 44.4% Year 9 or below 15.3% Year 10 13.6% Year 11 11.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here at 36%. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a bachelor degree is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.7% ▼ -37.4%

Lower than 89% 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 Moa Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 36.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.4% Certificate I / II 9.9% Bachelor degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.4%, followed by architecture, building and education at 9.9% each.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of this area, which is common for about 59% of similar places.

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 Moa 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 Moa Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31868/moa-island/topic/education