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Tully Heads · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tully Heads

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

A gap of 31 percentage points separates Tully Heads from the national average in Year 12 completion. This is a place where formal schooling and higher degrees are far less common than in most other Australian areas. Only 5.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Tully Heads, Suburb / Locality

Where Tully Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.8% ▲ +27.6%

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

Tully Heads5.8%
4854, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 27.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and the most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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27.4% ▲ +12.1%

Lower than 90% 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 Tully Heads, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 10 35.5% Year 12 27.4% Year 9 or below 19.1% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has far fewer university graduates than the state or national average, with only 5.8% holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade and vocational certificates are common, with 45.2% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.8% ▲ +27.6%

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 Tully Heads, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 45.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Bachelor degree 9.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most frequent fields of study are engineering (23.9%) and management and commerce (12.9%). Health and food or hospitality services each account for 9% of degrees and certificates.

Field of qualification

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In Tully Heads, the largest group is Engineering & related at 34%, followed by Management & commerce (18%) and Health (13%).

Engineering & related 23.9% Management & commerce 12.9% Health 9.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.0% Education 7.7% Society & culture 5.2% Architecture & building 3.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared by 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).

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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 Tully Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32883/tully-heads/topic/education