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Withcott · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Withcott

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

Almost 44% of qualified adults in Withcott hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have a higher level of schooling than people in similar areas, they remain well below the national and state averages for Year 12 completion.

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Where Withcott sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.7% ▲ +63.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Withcott — higher than 76% of areas.

Withcott17.7%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 52.9% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that rose 5.8 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it sits well below the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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52.9% ▲ +12.4%

Higher than 86% 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 Withcott, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 52.9% Year 10 30.4% Year 11 7.3% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.7%. This is much higher than in similar areas, but still well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.7% ▲ +63.7%

Higher than 76% 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 Withcott, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 43.9% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.6% Postgraduate degree 5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.9%.

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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315101/withcott/topic/education