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Education & Qualifications in Upper Pilton

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

A gap of 10 percentage points separates Upper Pilton from the national figure for adults with a university degree. While over half the population has finished Year 12, higher education levels are much lower than across Australia and Queensland.

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📍 Upper Pilton, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Pilton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Pilton — higher than 56% of areas.

Upper Pilton16.2%
4361, QLD 11.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 56.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This result is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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56.5% —

Higher than 74% 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 Upper Pilton, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 56.5% Year 10 29.0% Year 9 or below 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.2% of the population. This is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.2% —

Higher than 56% 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 Upper Pilton, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (24%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 28.6% Certificate III / IV 23.8% Bachelor degree 19.0% Postgraduate degree 7.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are mostly focused on management and commerce at 23.8%, followed closely by agriculture and environment at 21.4%.

Field of qualification

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Upper Pilton splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (26%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Engineering & related at 21%.

Management & commerce 23.8% Agriculture & environment 21.4% Engineering & related 19.0% Health 16.7% Society & culture 11.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Upper Pilton, making it smaller than 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 Upper Pilton — 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 Upper Pilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32915/upper-pilton/topic/education