69.4% ▲ +108.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Cotton · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Mount Cotton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of Mount Cotton residents have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. The area has seen a massive jump in school and university achievements over the last decade. This shift has created a highly qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 36 percentage points since 2011 to reach 69.4%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Cotton, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and has risen 14 points since 2011. While this matches the Queensland state average, it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
21.9% ▲ +192.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Mount Cotton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, education, 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 Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314018/mount-cotton/topic/education