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Calliope · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Calliope

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

Far fewer people in Calliope have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. While 43.1% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. However, there has been a significant own-ward shift, with Year 12 completion rates rising by 23 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Calliope, Urban Centre

Where Calliope sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.6% ▲ +39.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Calliope — lower than 77% of areas.

Calliope7.6%
4680, QLD 12.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, at 43.1%.

Completed Year 12

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43.1% ▲ +119.4%

Higher than 63% 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 Calliope, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 12 43.1% Year 10 30.3% Year 9 or below 9.9% Year 11 9.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, a majority of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 53.7% of the total.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.6% ▲ +39.5%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

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

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications in the area at 28.0%, followed by management and commerce at 15.2%.

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 Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315012/calliope/topic/education