49.6% —
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Isa · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Mount Isa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of Mount Isa residents have finished Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. While the area has a higher proportion of degree holders than many similar places, it still lags behind the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.6% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This figure has risen by 5.8 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Isa, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 39.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.4% —
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Mount Isa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 24.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11.7% and Health at 9.9%.
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313009/mount-isa/topic/education