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Camooweal · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Camooweal

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

Only 31.2% of people in Camooweal finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a significant gap in school completion and higher qualifications compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Camooweal, Urban Centre

Where Camooweal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% ▼ -23.6%

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

Camooweal8.3%
4828, QLD 6.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011. About 19.3% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 16.5% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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31.2% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 75% 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 Camooweal, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 12 31.2% Year 10 19.3% Year 9 or below 16.5% Year 11 2.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has dropped by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% ▼ -23.6%

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 Camooweal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).

Certificate III / IV 29.8% Bachelor degree 15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 12.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.5%.

Field of qualification

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Camooweal splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (30%) and Engineering & related (26%), with Health at 17%.

Management & commerce 12.3% Engineering & related 10.5% Health 7.0% Education 5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.3%

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 Camooweal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322025/camooweal/topic/education