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Hervey Bay · Urban Area

Education & Qualifications in Hervey Bay

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

Far fewer people in Hervey Bay have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures. Only 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This marks a significant gap in higher education attainment for the area.

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📍 Hervey Bay, Urban Area

Where Hervey Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.0% ▼ -18.2%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Hervey Bay — lower than 71% of areas.

Hervey Bay13.0%
4655, QLD 12.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result is lower than most areas and has fallen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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40.7% ▼ -13.7%

Lower than 69% 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 Hervey Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 40.7% Year 10 29.9% Year 9 or below 13.4% Year 11 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.0% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 71% 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 Hervey Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 38.0% Bachelor degree 16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Postgraduate degree 3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Certificate I / II 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related services at 15%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.4%. Society and culture and health both account for 12.5% of qualifications.

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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3009/hervey-bay/topic/education