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Education & Qualifications in Mount Morgan

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

Only 25.7% of people in Mount Morgan have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means most residents here leave school early or hold trade certificates rather than university degrees. The number of people with higher qualifications has fallen since 2011.

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Where Mount Morgan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.2% ▼ -47.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Morgan — lower than 93% of areas.

Mount Morgan4.2%
4714, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than in most other areas, with only about a quarter of residents finishing Year 12. This figure has fallen by 8.9 points since 2011, and Year 10 is now the most common highest level of schooling at 28.7%.

Completed Year 12

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25.7% ▼ -25.8%

Lower than 89% 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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Mount Morgan splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 26%.

Year 10 28.7% Year 12 25.7% Year 9 or below 21.1% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare here, as only 4.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which 35.8% of the population have achieved.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.2% ▼ -47.2%

Lower than 93% 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 Mount Morgan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 35.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.2% Bachelor degree 7.0% Certificate I / II 4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 0.8% Postgraduate degree 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often specialise in practical or technical fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.6%. Society and culture follows at 10%, while Management and commerce accounts for 8.9%.

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 Mount Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315069/mount-morgan/topic/education