45.2% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kensington Grove - Regency Downs · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kensington Grove - Regency Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Kensington Grove - Regency Downs have finished high school or university than the national average. While 45.2% of people have completed Year 12, this is still far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Despite these gaps, the own level of school completion has risen by 15 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.2% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains far below the Queensland average of 57.1%, while nearly 30% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kensington Grove - Regency Downs, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV.
8.9% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Kensington Grove - Regency Downs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 20.2%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9% and society and culture 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 Kensington Grove - Regency Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314015/kensington-grove-regency-downs/topic/education