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Education & Qualifications in Moy Pocket

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

A gap of 21 percentage points separates Moy Pocket from the national average in university qualifications. Only 5.6% of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This reflects a local trend where many residents finish school earlier or pursue vocational training instead.

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Where Moy Pocket sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moy Pocket — lower than 87% of areas.

Moy Pocket5.6%
4574, QLD 15.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 44.1%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national average, with about 26% of people finishing school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.1% —

Lower than 52% 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 Moy Pocket, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 44.1% Year 10 25.8% Year 11 10.8% Year 9 or below 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common, with 36.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.6% —

Lower than 87% 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 Moy Pocket, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 34%.

Certificate III / IV 36.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.6% Bachelor degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with higher qualifications often specialised in Engineering (20%) or Agriculture and Environment (14.5%), with Education also making up 14.5% of the mix.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Moy Pocket — Engineering & related leads at 24%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%) and Education (17%).

Engineering & related 20.0% Agriculture & environment 14.5% Education 14.5% Natural & physical sciences 9.1% Society & culture 9.1% Health 5.5% Management & commerce 5.5% Creative arts 5.5%

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 smaller number of facilities 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 Moy Pocket — 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 Moy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32047/moy-pocket/topic/education