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Education & Qualifications in Nelly Bay

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

A huge jump in schooling and degrees has transformed Nelly Bay since 2011. The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher climbed 19 points to reach 25.1%, making it a highly qualified area compared to similar places.

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Where Nelly Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.1% ▲ +334.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nelly Bay — higher than 89% of areas.

Nelly Bay25.1%
4819, QLD 23.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More people have finished school here than in the past, with Year 12 completion rising 24 points since 2011 to 51.5%. Despite this growth, this figure is still well below the Queensland (57.1%) and national (58.8%) figures.

Completed Year 12

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51.5% ▲ +89.2%

Higher than 83% 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 Nelly Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 51.5% Year 10 21.4% Year 11 8.8% Year 9 or below 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 25% and bachelor degrees at 23.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.1% ▲ +334.3%

Higher than 89% 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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Nelly Bay splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Bachelor degree 23.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.6% Postgraduate degree 10.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 12.7%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 12.4%.

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 Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315075/nelly-bay/topic/education