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Education & Qualifications in Port Douglas - Craiglie

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

A surge in school and university completions has transformed Port Douglas - Craiglie since 2011. The share of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 26 percentage points, while those with a university degree rose by 14 points. These shifts have created a more qualified local population over the last decade.

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📍 Port Douglas - Craiglie, Urban Centre

Where Port Douglas - Craiglie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.7% ▲ +232.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Douglas - Craiglie — higher than 82% of areas.

Port Douglas - Craiglie20.7%
4877, QLD 20.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 56.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average and only a little below the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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56.1% ▲ +88.2%

Higher 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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In Port Douglas - Craiglie, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 18%.

Year 12 56.1% Year 10 15.2% Year 11 9.0% Year 9 or below 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, with 20.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.7% ▲ +232.4%

Higher than 82% 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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Port Douglas - Craiglie splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 25.3% Bachelor degree 22.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 11.1% and engineering at 11.0%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Port Douglas - Craiglie — Management & commerce leads at 22%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (15%) and Engineering & related (15%).

Management & commerce 16.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.1% Engineering & related 11.0% Society & culture 9.4% Health 7.0% Education 5.3% Architecture & building 4.4% Creative arts 4.2% Natural & physical sciences 2.7% Agriculture & environment 2.0%

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 Port Douglas - Craiglie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315080/port-douglas-craiglie/topic/education