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Weipa · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Weipa

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

A jump of 17 percentage points in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks a strong educational shift for Weipa. While more people are finishing school than in the past, the community still sees far fewer university degrees than the national average.

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📍 Weipa, Urban Centre

Where Weipa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.9% ▲ +78.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Weipa — higher than 63% of areas.

Weipa13.9%
4874, QLD 11.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Over half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this 54.6% rate remains a little below the Queensland average and well below the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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54.6% ▲ +43.8%

Higher than 88% 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 Weipa, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 54.6% Year 10 19.2% Year 11 7.6% Year 9 or below 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Practical skills are common here, with 43.6% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. While the number of people with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 13.9%, this is still far below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.9% ▲ +78.3%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 25.4%. Other frequent areas of study include management and commerce at 11.3% and education at 9.4%.

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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315098/weipa/topic/education