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Education & Qualifications in Bauple Forest

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

Far fewer people in Bauple Forest have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in schooling is mirrored in higher education, where very few adults hold university degrees.

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Where Bauple Forest sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▼ -0.3%

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

Bauple Forest8.2%
4650, QLD 8.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, though the figure rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 34.4%.

Completed Year 12

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29.7% ▲ +30.7%

Lower than 80% 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 Bauple Forest, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 10 34.4% Year 12 29.7% Year 9 or below 15.0% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.2% of the population, which is far below the Queensland average. This figure has barely changed since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are most common at 40.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▼ -0.3%

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).

Highest qualification level

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In Bauple Forest, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 40.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.4% Bachelor degree 7.9% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.5% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 14.9%, followed by Society and culture at 12.9% and Management and commerce at 9.4%.

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 Bauple Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322010/bauple-forest/topic/education