41.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanthorpe · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Stanthorpe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Stanthorpe have completed high school or university compared to the state and national averages. While only 41.2% of residents finished Year 12, this is a significant improvement from a decade ago. The area is seeing a shift toward higher education, with a growing number of adults now holding degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a positive trend, as the rate rose 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanthorpe, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has grown steadily, rising 8.3 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.3%.
12.5% ▲ +197.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Stanthorpe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.2%, followed by society and culture at 11.7% and engineering at 11.5%.
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 Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315090/stanthorpe/topic/education