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Crows Nest · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Crows Nest

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

Fewer people in Crows Nest have finished high school or university compared to other parts of the state. Only 31.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.

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Where Crows Nest sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.4% ▼ -3.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Crows Nest — lower than 72% of areas.

Crows Nest8.4%
4355, QLD 10.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, and the proportion of people doing so has fallen since 2011. About 29.4% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 14.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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31.4% ▼ -9.6%

Lower than 75% 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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Crows Nest splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 31.4% Year 10 29.4% Year 9 or below 14.4% Year 11 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in Crows Nest, with only 8.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.9% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.4% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 72% 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 Crows Nest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 28.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.0% Bachelor degree 11.4% Certificate I / II 2.3% Postgraduate degree 1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 12.6%, followed by society and culture at 11.2% and management and commerce at 9.8%.

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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315027/crows-nest/topic/education