45.1% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackwater · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Blackwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Blackwater have finished high school than in most similar areas. While university degrees are rare here, there has been a steady climb in school completion over the last decade. This shift reflects a community where practical trade certificates are far more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.1% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a positive trend for the town, as the number of people completing school rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackwater, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 42% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 8.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
8.5% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Blackwater, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study for those with qualifications, making up 26.2% of the total. Other common fields include management and commerce at 9.4% and education at 7.5%.
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 Blackwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315008/blackwater/topic/education