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Palmwoods · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Palmwoods

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Significant gaps exist between Palmwoods and the national average for school and university completion. While local figures are much higher than in many similar areas, the percentage of residents with a degree or who finished Year 12 remains well below the Australian average.

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📍 Palmwoods, Urban Centre

Where Palmwoods sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.3% ▼ -8.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Palmwoods — higher than 81% of areas.

Palmwoods20.3%
4555, QLD 20.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Around 54.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this figure is still a little below the Queensland average. This rate has risen slightly by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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54.7% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Palmwoods, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 54.7% Year 10 25.3% Year 11 7.8% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.3%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. This has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualification at 34.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.3% ▼ -8.3%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Palmwoods, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Bachelor degree 22.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Postgraduate degree 5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 16.2%, followed closely by engineering and health, which both sit at around 13.8%.

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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314019/palmwoods/topic/education