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Burketown · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Burketown

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

A jump of 18 percentage points in Year 12 completions since 2011 highlights a growing trend in education for Burketown. While schooling and university rates remain well below the national figures, more residents are finishing school and gaining higher qualifications than a decade ago.

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Where Burketown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% ▲ +86.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Burketown — higher than 58% of areas.

Burketown12.8%
4830, QLD 6.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 48.9% of people have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national average. This figure has risen significantly since 2011, when only 30.7% had completed Year 12.

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48.9% ▲ +59.3%

Higher than 77% 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 Burketown, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 48.9% Year 10 17.3% Year 9 or below 15.1% Year 11 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.8%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification here, held by 25.8% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% ▲ +86.8%

Higher than 58% 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 Burketown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).

Certificate III / IV 25.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Bachelor degree 12.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 9.1% Postgraduate degree 6.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Burketown are most often in Engineering and related fields at 19.7%, followed by Agriculture, environment, management and commerce, which each account for 15.2%.

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In Burketown, the largest group is Engineering & related at 28%, followed by Agriculture & environment (21%) and Management & commerce (21%).

Engineering & related 19.7% Agriculture & environment 15.2% Management & commerce 15.2% Education 7.6% Architecture & building 4.5% Health 4.5% Society & culture 4.5%

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 Burketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322022/burketown/topic/education