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Education & Qualifications in Arcadia Bay

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

Significant gains in schooling and degrees since 2011 have shaped the academic profile of Arcadia Bay (L). More than 30% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, making this one of the most qualified areas in its class. This climb in higher education is matched by a strong rise in high school completion rates.

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Where Arcadia Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

30.4% ▲ +19.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Arcadia Bay — higher than 96% of areas.

Arcadia Bay30.4%
4819, QLD 23.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 54.5%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and well below the national rate of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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54.5% ▲ +24.7%

Higher than 87% 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 Arcadia Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 54.5% Year 10 20.0% Year 11 7.2% Year 9 or below 3.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 30.4% of adults, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification is led by bachelor degrees at 24.2% and postgraduate degrees at 13.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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30.4% ▲ +19.5%

Higher than 96% 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 Arcadia Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 24.2% Certificate III / IV 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Postgraduate degree 13.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are society and culture at 23.0%, followed by education at 15.2% and engineering and related fields at 11.5%.

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 Arcadia Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322006/arcadia-bay/topic/education