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Education & Qualifications in Tablelands

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

Higher rates of university degrees than many similar areas define Tablelands, despite a much smaller proportion of people finishing high school. While 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 42.3% of residents have completed Year 12.

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Where Tablelands sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.0% ▲ +22.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tablelands — higher than 70% of areas.

Tablelands21.0%
4605, QLD 7.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 42.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is about 17 points lower than the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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42.3% ▲ +18.6%

Lower 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 Tablelands, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 42.3% Year 10 25.8% Year 9 or below 15.5% Year 11 12.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21%, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.0% ▲ +22.6%

Higher than 70% 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 Tablelands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.0% Bachelor degree 18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Postgraduate degree 12.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most common in education at 32% and engineering and related fields at 22%.

Field of qualification

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In Tablelands, the largest group is Education at 44%, followed by Engineering & related (31%) and Health (14%).

Education 32.0% Engineering & related 22.0% Health 10.0% Society & culture 8.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of this area, which is smaller 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 Tablelands — 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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32714/tablelands/topic/education