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Chillagoe · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Chillagoe

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

Only 30.1% of people in Chillagoe finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This marks a low level of formal schooling for the area, although the proportion of high school graduates has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Chillagoe, Urban Centre

Where Chillagoe sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.1% ▼ -48.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Chillagoe — lower than 93% of areas.

Chillagoe4.1%
4871, QLD 8.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The typical highest year of school completed is Year 10 for 34.1% of residents. Overall, the 30.1% who finished Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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30.1% ▲ +32.4%

Lower than 79% 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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Chillagoe splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.

Year 10 34.1% Year 12 30.1% Year 9 or below 17.1% Year 11 2.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Very few adults hold university degrees, with only 4.1% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas and is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.1% ▼ -48.4%

Lower than 93% 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 Chillagoe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.

Certificate III / IV 38.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Bachelor degree 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in architecture and building, society and culture, and food, hospitality and personal services, which each account for 9.7% of degrees held.

Field of qualification

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Chillagoe splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (18%) and Society & culture (18%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 18%.

Architecture & building 9.7% Society & culture 9.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.7% Natural & physical sciences 8.1% Engineering & related 6.5% Agriculture & environment 4.8% Management & commerce 4.8%

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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322027/chillagoe/topic/education