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Education & Qualifications in Maryborough

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

Fewer people have finished high school or earned degrees in Maryborough than in most similar areas. Only 34.5% of residents completed Year 12, and just 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Maryborough sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.0% ▼ -11.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Maryborough — lower than 75% of areas.

Maryborough8.0%
4650, QLD 8.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate, though it rose slightly by 1 point since 2011 to 34.5%. About a third of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 16.5% left at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% ▲ +2.9%

Lower than 63% of urban centre 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 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 34.5% Year 10 33.3% Year 9 or below 16.5% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees are far less common here than across Australia, and the share of adults with one fell slightly to 8% since 2011. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.0% ▼ -11.6%

Lower than 75% of urban centre 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 42.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.0% Bachelor degree 11.4% Certificate I / II 4.1% Postgraduate degree 2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.2% and Society and culture at 13.4%.

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/ucl/UCL312003/maryborough/topic/education