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Education & Qualifications in Mount Walker West

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

A striking gap in education levels marks Mount Walker West, where only 32.1% of residents have finished Year 12. While this is far below the national figure, a quarter of adults hold a university degree or higher, showing a sharp divide between those with basic schooling and those with high-level qualifications.

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📍 Mount Walker West, Suburb / Locality

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

25.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Walker West — higher than 77% of areas.

Mount Walker West25.0%
4340, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 32.1% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Highest year of school

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Mount Walker West splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 11 at 18%.

Year 12 32.1% Year 10 32.1% Year 11 14.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25% of the population. This is well above the Queensland average of 21.9%, though it sits a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Mount Walker West, Bachelor degree is the majority at 64%; Certificate III / IV is next at 36%.

Bachelor degree 50.0% Certificate III / IV 28.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Mount Walker West, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 28.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes 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 Walker West — 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 Walker West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32036/mount-walker-west/topic/education