39.4% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eton · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Eton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of qualified adults in Eton (L) hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a strong lean towards vocational training. While the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than most other places, more people have finished high school now than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eton, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%, though the figure has risen slightly since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Eton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 30.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8% and society and culture at 11.5%.
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 Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322042/eton/topic/education