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Education & Qualifications in Mount Walker

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

Fewer people in Mount Walker have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 40% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, with a small minority of adults holding a university degree.

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📍 Mount Walker, Suburb / Locality

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

9.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Walker — lower than 73% of areas.

Mount Walker9.3%
4340, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 27% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Walker, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 27.0% Year 9 or below 13.0% Year 11 3.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.3% —

Lower than 73% 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 Walker, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Bachelor degree (24%).

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.3% Bachelor degree 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 26.7%, followed by management and commerce at 11.7%.

Schools

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

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

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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 Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32035/mount-walker/topic/education