51.6% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flagstone · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Flagstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Flagstone have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While high school completion has climbed 12 points since 2011, the area still trails the state and national figures for both school and university graduations.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 39.4% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flagstone, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.4% of the population.
9.4% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Flagstone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.0%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8%.
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 Flagstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314009/flagstone/topic/education