62.5% ▲ +187.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiels Mountain · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Kiels Mountain, where 62.5% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure, marking a huge jump from just 21.8% back in 2011.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 62.5%, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
62.5% ▲ +187.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kiels Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen 22 points since 2011.
25.2% ▲ +612.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Kiels Mountain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiels Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321059/kiels-mountain/topic/education