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Education & Qualifications in Mount Tom

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

Much lower qualification rates than most similar areas mark Mount Tom, where only 7.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is stark compared to the national figure of 26.3%, reflecting a community where a small minority of residents have pursued university studies.

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📍 Mount Tom, Suburb / Locality

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

7.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Tom — lower than 80% of areas.

Mount Tom7.5%
4677, QLD 11.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many people stopped their schooling earlier, with 27.5% finishing in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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37.5% —

Lower than 70% 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 Tom, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 9 or below (31%) and Year 10 (26%).

Year 12 37.5% Year 9 or below 27.5% Year 10 22.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of people. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.5% —

Lower than 80% 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 Tom, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Bachelor degree 12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, a quarter are in engineering and related fields, while 16.7% studied architecture and building.

Field of qualification

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In Mount Tom, the largest group is Engineering & related at 38%, followed by Architecture & building (25%) and Education (19%).

Engineering & related 25.0% Architecture & building 16.7% Education 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than 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 Mount Tom — 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 Tom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32031/mount-tom/topic/education