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Education & Qualifications in Cabbage Tree Point

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

Fewer residents in Cabbage Tree Point have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 36.5% of people finished Year 12, though this is 9.2 percentage points higher than it was in 2011.

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Where Cabbage Tree Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.9% ▲ +45.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cabbage Tree Point — lower than 61% of areas.

Cabbage Tree Point9.9%
4207, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 41.5%.

Completed Year 12

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36.5% ▲ +33.8%

Lower than 56% 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 Cabbage Tree Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 10 41.5% Year 12 36.5% Year 9 or below 10.6% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.9% ▲ +45.9%

Lower than 61% 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 Cabbage Tree Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 51.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7% Bachelor degree 10.4% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Certificate I / II 2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often work in technical fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 20.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 19.3%.

Field of qualification

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Cabbage Tree Point splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Management & commerce (22%), with Architecture & building at 15%.

Engineering & related 20.5% Management & commerce 19.3% Architecture & building 12.9% Society & culture 9.6% Health 8.4% Education 8.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.2% Information technology 1.2%

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 Cabbage Tree Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322024/cabbage-tree-point/topic/education