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Mount Urah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mount Urah

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

A gap of 50 percentage points separates Mount Urah from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Only 8.6% of people here finished high school, making it one of the lowest areas for education in the region. This trend continues into higher learning, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Urah — lower than 99% of areas.

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4650, QLD 8.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Most people in Mount Urah left school after Year 10, which accounts for 62.9% of the population. Very few finished Year 12, a result that is far below both the state and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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8.6% —

Lower than 99% 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 Urah, Year 10 is the majority at 79%; Year 12 is next at 11%.

Year 10 62.9% Year 12 8.6% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

There are no adults with a bachelor degree or higher in this area. This is far below the 21.9% seen in Queensland and the 26.3% across Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Urah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 76%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 76.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 24%, ahead of Health (18%).

Field of qualification

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In Mount Urah, the largest group is Engineering & related at 40%, followed by Health (30%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (30%).

Engineering & related 23.5% Health 17.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation than in 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).

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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 Urah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32034/mount-urah/topic/education