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Education & Qualifications in Maryborough

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

Fewer residents in Maryborough have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 35.1% of people have finished Year 12, and university degrees are quite rare here. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical, trade-based skills than formal academic study.

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📍 Maryborough, Urban Area

Where Maryborough sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.4% ▼ -23.7%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Maryborough — lower than 99% of areas.

Maryborough8.4%
4650, QLD 8.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates have dropped in Maryborough, with only 35.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and it is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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35.1% ▼ -12.3%

Lower than 90% 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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Maryborough splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 12 35.1% Year 10 34.6% Year 9 or below 15.2% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 8.4% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 44% of the highest qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.4% ▼ -23.7%

Lower than 99% 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 Maryborough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 44.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Bachelor degree 12.1% Certificate I / II 3.9% Postgraduate degree 2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications in Maryborough are in engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%.

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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3012/maryborough/topic/education