53.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emerald · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Emerald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Emerald have finished high school than in 2011, with the rate rising by 7.7 points to 53.8%. While university degrees are far less common here than across Australia, the town has a higher proportion of qualified adults than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.8% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Emerald, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are relatively uncommon, with 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, trade qualifications are very common, as 40.2% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
14.2% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Emerald, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward technical roles, with 23.9% of qualifications in engineering and related fields. Management and commerce follow 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313004/emerald/topic/education