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Education & Qualifications in Saibai Island

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

Fewer than half of residents on Saibai Island have finished Year 12, a figure that has remained relatively steady since 2011. This reflects a community where formal schooling levels are far below the national average, with only 5.7% of adults holding a university degree.

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Where Saibai Island sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.7% ▲ +227.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Saibai Island — lower than 86% of areas.

Saibai Island5.7%
4875, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 47.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. For those who didn't finish school, 18.3% stopped at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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47.7% ▲ +36.5%

Higher than 57% 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 Saibai Island, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.

Year 12 47.7% Year 9 or below 18.3% Year 10 15.7% Year 11 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 5.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 29.7% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.7% ▲ +227.3%

Lower than 86% 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 Saibai Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 29.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.4% Bachelor degree 10.2% Certificate I / II 8.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 11% and management and commerce at 10.2%. Other notable areas include society and culture and health.

Field of qualification

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Saibai Island splits fairly evenly between Education (21%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Society & culture at 16%.

Education 11.0% Management & commerce 10.2% Society & culture 8.5% Architecture & building 7.6% Health 7.6% Engineering & related 4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 2.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is a more common situation than in 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 Saibai Island — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32503/saibai-island/topic/education