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Education & Qualifications in Seventy Mile

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

Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Seventy Mile compared to most similar areas. Only 35.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This makes it an area with very low formal educational attainment.

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Where Seventy Mile sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.8% ▼ -36.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Seventy Mile — lower than 91% of areas.

Seventy Mile3.8%
4820, QLD 9.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 35.3% of people finishing. Around 29.4% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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35.3% ▲ +13.1%

Lower than 76% 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 Seventy Mile, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (11%).

Year 12 35.3% Year 10 29.4% Year 11 9.2% Year 9 or below 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 3.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common high-level qualification at 41%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.8% ▼ -36.9%

Lower than 91% 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 Seventy Mile, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 41.0% Bachelor degree 7.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.4% Certificate I / II 3.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by agriculture and environment at 11.5%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Seventy Mile — Management & commerce leads at 24%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%) and Engineering & related (13%).

Management & commerce 16.7% Agriculture & environment 11.5% Engineering & related 9.0% Society & culture 9.0% Health 7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.4% Architecture & building 5.1% Education 3.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Seventy Mile — 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 Seventy Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32541/seventy-mile/topic/education