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Education & Qualifications in Bluff

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

Only 3% of adults in Bluff hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This small community has seen a rise in school completion, though university qualifications remain very rare.

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Where Bluff sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.0% ▲ +9.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bluff — lower than 97% of areas.

Bluff3.0%
4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 41% of residents have completed Year 12, this is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This figure has climbed by 9.9 percentage points since 2011, though 31.4% of people still list Year 10 as their highest school year.

Completed Year 12

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41.0% ▲ +31.8%

Higher than 58% 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 Bluff, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 41.0% Year 10 31.4% Year 9 or below 13.3% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of people with a university degree is among the lowest for similar areas and is far below the Australian average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which 41% of the population have achieved.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.0% ▲ +9.7%

Lower than 97% 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 Bluff, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 41.0% Bachelor degree 7.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 25.6%. Education is the next most frequent area of study, accounting for 10.3% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Bluff, the largest group is Engineering & related at 42%, followed by Education (17%) and Management & commerce (13%).

Engineering & related 25.6% Education 10.3% Management & commerce 7.7% Creative arts 6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.4% Health 5.1%

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 Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322016/bluff/topic/education