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Education & Qualifications in Sandstone Point - Ningi

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

Far fewer people in Sandstone Point - Ningi have finished high school or university than they did five years ago. Only 39.8% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that has dropped sharply since 2016. This shift is also seen in higher education, where the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has fallen by 14 percentage points.

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Where Sandstone Point - Ningi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sandstone Point - Ningi — lower than 60% of areas.

Sandstone Point - Ningi10.0%
4511, QLD 10.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates sit at 39.8%, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a third of residents finished Year 10, while 12.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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39.8% —

Higher than 54% 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 Sandstone Point - Ningi, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 39.8% Year 10 33.4% Year 9 or below 12.2% Year 11 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.0% —

Lower than 60% 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 Sandstone Point - Ningi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 44.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.3% Bachelor degree 12.9% Postgraduate degree 2.6% Certificate I / II 2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 18.6%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4%.

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 Sandstone Point - Ningi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314021/sandstone-point-ningi/topic/education