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Education & Qualifications in Longreach

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

Almost half of Longreach residents have finished Year 12, marking a significant increase in school completion for the area. While educational attainment is higher here than in most similar areas, figures remain well below the state and national levels.

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Where Longreach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.1% ▲ +178.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Longreach — higher than 68% of areas.

Longreach15.1%
4730, QLD 14.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47.0%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 21.9% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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47.0% ▲ +59.1%

Higher than 73% 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 Longreach, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 47.0% Year 10 21.9% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, a rise of 9.7 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%, and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 31.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.1% ▲ +178.1%

Higher than 68% 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 Longreach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 31.4% Bachelor degree 16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 12.8%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit around 11%.

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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315053/longreach/topic/education