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Education & Qualifications in Upper Pinelands

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

Educational attainment in Upper Pinelands has remained low, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a small community where only 28.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Pinelands — lower than 99% of areas.

Upper Pinelands0.0%
4355, QLD 10.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 28.2% of the population finished Year 10 as their last year of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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28.2% —

Lower than 89% 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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Upper Pinelands splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (42%), with Year 11 at 15%.

Year 12 28.2% Year 10 28.2% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 32% and diplomas at 24%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Pinelands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 43%.

Certificate III / IV 32.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 32% studied engineering and related fields, while 12% studied health.

Field of qualification

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In Upper Pinelands, Engineering & related is the majority at 73%; Health is next at 27%.

Engineering & related 32.0% Health 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Upper Pinelands, 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 Pinelands — 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 Pinelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32916/upper-pinelands/topic/education