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Education & Qualifications in Bluewater

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

Nearly half of all qualified adults in Bluewater hold a Certificate III or IV. While more people have finished school and earned degrees since 2011, the area still sees far fewer residents completing Year 12 compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.

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Where Bluewater sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.8% ▲ +41.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bluewater — lower than 54% of areas.

Bluewater10.8%
4818, QLD 14.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, though a large proportion of the community still left school at Year 10 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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41.3% ▲ +20.3%

Higher than 59% 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 Bluewater, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 41.3% Year 10 29.0% Year 9 or below 12.6% Year 11 8.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 48.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.8% ▲ +41.4%

Lower than 54% 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 Bluewater, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 48.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Bachelor degree 13.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Certificate I / II 2.8% Postgraduate degree 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 22.5%, followed by Health at 15.7% and Management and commerce at 13.3%.

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 Bluewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321018/bluewater/topic/education