45.9% ▲ +91.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Benaraby · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Benaraby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant jump in school completion defines Benaraby (L), where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose by 22 percentage points since 2011. While more people are finishing school, the typical qualification level remains much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Roughly 32.6% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Benaraby, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common here, with 51.8% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.9% ▲ +83.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Benaraby, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 34.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%.
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 Benaraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321011/benaraby/topic/education