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Mount Carbine · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mount Carbine

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Mount Carbine than in other parts of the country, with only 26.6% completing Year 12. This makes it a place where many adults have left school early or hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Mount Carbine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% ▲ +105.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Carbine — lower than 55% of areas.

Mount Carbine13.5%
4871, QLD 8.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 31.6%.

Completed Year 12

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26.6% ▲ +3.7%

Lower than 91% 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 Mount Carbine, the largest group is Year 10 at 36%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 10 31.6% Year 12 26.6% Year 9 or below 16.5% Year 11 13.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% ▲ +105.8%

Lower than 55% 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 Mount Carbine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 36.2% Bachelor degree 12.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.2% Certificate I / II 5.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and Education, each accounting for 13.8% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Mount Carbine splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (32%) and Education (32%), with Health at 12%.

Engineering & related 13.8% Education 13.8% Health 5.2% Management & commerce 5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it 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).

Schools in and around Mount Carbine — 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 Mount Carbine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31945/mount-carbine/topic/education