46.1% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gracemere · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Gracemere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant 13 percentage point rise in high school completions since 2011 marks a positive shift for Gracemere. While more people are finishing school, the area still has a much lower share of university graduates than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 46.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still far below the Australian average of 58.8%, though the figure has grown steadily over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gracemere, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 9.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 45.8% of the group.
9.0% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Gracemere, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%. Other typical areas of study include society and culture and health.
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 Gracemere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313005/gracemere/topic/education