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Mareeba - South · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mareeba - South

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

Trade-based skills and certificates shape daily work in Mareeba - South, where a low share of residents hold university degrees. While more people have finished school than in many similar areas, the typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV rather than a degree.

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📍 Mareeba - South, Urban Centre

Where Mareeba - South sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.9% ▼ -24.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mareeba - South — higher than 59% of areas.

Mareeba - South12.9%
4880, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Around 45.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has risen slightly by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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45.6% ▲ +3.3%

Higher than 70% 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 Mareeba - South, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 45.6% Year 10 26.8% Year 9 or below 10.5% Year 11 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 43.3% of the total.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.9% ▼ -24.7%

Higher than 59% 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 Mareeba - South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 43.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.4% Bachelor degree 13.1% Postgraduate degree 4.7% Certificate I / II 4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.5%. Others have qualified in society and culture, health, or 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 Mareeba - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321071/mareeba-south/topic/education