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Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Much lower rates of formal schooling and university degrees mark Not in any Significant Urban Area (Qld) compared to most other areas. Only 40.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are low, more people have completed high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.1% ▲ +28.9%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 86% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area11.1%
4725, QLD 14.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate at 40.2%, though this has risen 5.6 percentage points since 2011. For many residents, the highest year of school finished was Year 10 (28.2%) or Year 9 and below (12.3%).

Completed Year 12

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40.2% ▲ +16.3%

Lower than 72% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 40.2% Year 10 28.2% Year 9 or below 12.3% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.1% ▲ +28.9%

Lower than 86% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 37.8% Bachelor degree 14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Certificate I / II 2.9% Postgraduate degree 2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/education