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Education & Qualifications in Burnett Heads

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

A gap of 26 percentage points separates the school completion rate in Burnett Heads from the national figure. Only 32.9% of residents here finished Year 12, which is far below the typical Australian result. This trend has fallen since 2011, while higher education levels remain much lower than the state average.

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📍 Burnett Heads, Urban Centre

Where Burnett Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.4% ▼ -2.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Burnett Heads — lower than 57% of areas.

Burnett Heads10.4%
4670, QLD 12.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.9% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 36.8% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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32.9% ▼ -9.1%

Lower 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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Burnett Heads splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 10 36.8% Year 12 32.9% Year 9 or below 15.8% Year 11 7.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 42.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.4% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 57% 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 Burnett Heads, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 42.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.9% Bachelor degree 14.1% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6% Postgraduate degree 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and society and culture at 11.4%.

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 Burnett Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315010/burnett-heads/topic/education