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Bargara - Innes Park · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Bargara - Innes Park

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

More people hold higher qualifications in Bargara - Innes Park than in most similar areas. While Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, the number of adults with university degrees has climbed steeply since 2011. This reflects a shifting educational profile for the area.

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Where Bargara - Innes Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.2% ▲ +132.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bargara - Innes Park — higher than 81% of areas.

Bargara - Innes Park20.2%
4670, QLD 12.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 47.0% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 32.1% had completed their final school year.

Completed Year 12

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47.0% ▲ +46.6%

Higher than 73% 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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In Bargara - Innes Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 47.0% Year 10 28.5% Year 9 or below 11.2% Year 11 7.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, with 20.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.2% ▲ +132.3%

Higher than 81% 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 Bargara - Innes Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 33.6% Bachelor degree 23.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Postgraduate degree 6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by health at 15.3% and engineering at 15.1%.

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 Bargara - Innes Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313002/bargara-innes-park/topic/education