53.2% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyreema · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Wyreema
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A big jump in school completion marks the educational landscape of Wyreema, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 17 points since 2011. While more residents are finishing school, the overall level of higher degrees remains much lower than state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the Queensland average of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyreema, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the case for 50.3% of the population.
10.6% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Wyreema, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.6%.
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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315106/wyreema/topic/education