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Helidon · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Helidon

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

Fewer residents in Helidon (L) hold formal qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 35.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While schooling and degree levels have both risen since 2011, they remain well under the state and national averages.

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📍 Helidon, Urban Centre

Where Helidon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% ▲ +58.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Helidon — lower than 73% of areas.

Helidon8.3%
4344, QLD 13.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a slight improvement over ten years, as the rate rose 8.1 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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35.4% ▲ +29.4%

Lower than 60% 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 Helidon, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 35.4% Year 10 28.6% Year 9 or below 13.9% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the figure rose 3.1 points since 2011. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% ▲ +58.1%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Helidon (L) most commonly studied society and culture (16.2%), followed by management and commerce (12.8%) and engineering (12.5%).

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 Helidon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321050/helidon/topic/education