40.7% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hervey Bay · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Hervey Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Hervey Bay hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though school completion rates remain low. While 13% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 40.7% of the population has completed Year 12. This reflects a community with a varied mix of formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 40.7% of people finishing their final school year. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits 18 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hervey Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 13% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Queensland average. Trade qualifications are the most common, with 38% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Hervey Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 15% and Management and Commerce at 14.4%. Other common areas include Society and Culture and Health, both at 12.5%.
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/ucl/UCL311002/hervey-bay/topic/education