58.8% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Lookout · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Point Lookout
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive jump in university degrees defines the recent trend in Point Lookout, where 28.7% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland figure and reflects a significant shift toward higher education in the area. The community is now among the most qualified of its kind in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed sharply since 2011, with the share of people finishing Year 12 rising by 25 points to 58.8%. This is a little above the Queensland average and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Lookout, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a university degree has risen 21 points over the last decade to 28.7%, which is well above the state average. Certificates III and IV are also common, held by 27.8% of residents.
28.7% ▲ +289.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Point Lookout splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 13.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1%.
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 Point Lookout [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321084/point-lookout/topic/education