48.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gladstone · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Gladstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Gladstone have remained largely steady since 2011, with a workforce heavily focused on practical skills. While a fair number of residents hold trade certificates, the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 48.3%. This is well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, though it is higher than the figure in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gladstone, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most other areas, with only 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 44.7%.
13.1% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gladstone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Technical expertise is a hallmark of the local workforce, with Engineering and related fields making up 26.1% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 15.9%.
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3006/gladstone/topic/education