0.0% —
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).
Nearum · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
No adults in Nearum hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the least qualified areas in the region. This lack of higher education is a defining feature of the local profile, sitting far below both state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 60%, ahead of Year 12 (27%).
In Nearum, Year 10 is the majority at 69%; Year 12 is next at 31%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% —
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).
In Nearum, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 20%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nearum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32111/nearum/topic/education