40.9% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brightview · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Brightview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Brightview (L) have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills and trade certificates than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 40.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a slight increase from 2011, though 34% of people still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brightview, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Instead, most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 52.5%.
8.9% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 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 Brightview, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People who have a qualification in Brightview (L) are most likely to have studied Engineering (19.6%) or Management and commerce (18.8%). Other common fields include Society and culture and Architecture and building.
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 Brightview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321024/brightview/topic/education