44.9% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Archer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Archer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mount Archer have shifted over the last decade, though they remain well below state figures. Only 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend where a smaller proportion of the local workforce has completed formal tertiary study compared to the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.9% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the Queensland (57.1%) and Australian (58.8%) rates. About 27.4% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Archer, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with just 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.4% of residents.
11.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mount Archer, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.1%. Health and education each account for 10.6% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local educational facilities.
0
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Archer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31937/mount-archer/topic/education