52.2% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nelly Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nelly Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
One in four adults in Nelly Bay holds a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, the area has a lower rate of people finishing high school compared to the state and national figures. This creates a local profile where high-level degrees are more frequent than basic school completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nelly Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, placing Nelly Bay well above the Queensland average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 24.4% and bachelor degrees at 23.1%.
25.0% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Nelly Bay splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for local residents are management and commerce at 12.7%, followed by engineering at 12.2% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, though the typical school size is smaller. There is one government primary school within 3km, which has a higher average advantage score than most areas.
7.87
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
123
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nelly Bay
1 school — 123 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Magnetic Island State School, Nelly Bay | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 123 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32115/nelly-bay/topic/education