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Agnes Water · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Agnes Water

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

A growing number of university-educated adults live in Agnes Water, with 18.1% now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the community still sees far fewer people completing Year 12 compared to the national figure.

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Where Agnes Water sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.1% ▲ +43.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Agnes Water — higher than 77% of areas.

Agnes Water18.1%
4677, QLD 11.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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45.3% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 69% 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 Agnes Water, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 45.3% Year 10 24.7% Year 11 8.0% Year 9 or below 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 5.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.1%, though this remains well below the Queensland average. Trade certificates are the most common high-level qualification, held by 30.9% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.1% ▲ +43.5%

Higher than 77% 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 Agnes Water, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.9% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Postgraduate degree 5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.7% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4%.

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 Agnes Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315001/agnes-water/topic/education