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Boyland · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Boyland

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

Far fewer people in Boyland (L) hold university degrees compared to the national average, though school and study levels have climbed sharply. While the typical resident is less likely to have a degree than those in the rest of Australia, the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has jumped 29 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Boyland, Urban Centre

Where Boyland sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.2% ▲ +222.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Boyland — higher than 72% of areas.

Boyland16.2%
4275, QLD 16.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Over half of residents, 54.1%, have finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Queensland average of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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54.1% ▲ +115.0%

Higher than 87% 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 Boyland, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 54.1% Year 10 23.2% Year 11 8.6% Year 9 or below 3.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen 11 points since 2011. This remains far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.2% ▲ +222.3%

Higher than 72% 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 Boyland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 35.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.6% Bachelor degree 16.4% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Certificate I / II 1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.9%.

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 Boyland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321022/boyland/topic/education