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Education & Qualifications in Gladstone

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

A significant gap in formal schooling separates Gladstone from the rest of the state and country. Only 32.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.

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Where Gladstone sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone — lower than 78% of areas.

Gladstone8.2%
7264, TAS 10.8%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are much lower than in most similar areas. While 32.1% of people finished Year 12, the most common highest year of schooling reached was Year 10, at 34%.

Completed Year 12

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32.1% —

Lower than 84% 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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Gladstone splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 10 34.0% Year 12 32.1% Year 9 or below 14.2% Year 11 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 26.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% —

Lower than 78% 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 Gladstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Certificate I / II (19%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (16%).

Certificate III / IV 26.9% Certificate I / II 11.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 9.6% Bachelor degree 7.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce and Society and Culture both accounting for 15.4% of degrees and certificates. Information Technology and Architecture and Building each make up 11.5%.

Field of qualification

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Gladstone splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (21%) and Society & culture (21%), with Information technology at 15%.

Management & commerce 15.4% Society & culture 15.4% Information technology 11.5% Architecture & building 11.5% Agriculture & environment 7.7% Health 7.7% Engineering & related 5.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Gladstone — 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60226/gladstone/topic/education