48.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farleigh · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Farleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of Farleigh residents have completed Year 12, a figure that has risen 11 points since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national average. The area has a strong lean toward trade and technical qualifications over university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.7% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Other common levels include Year 10 at 25.4% and Year 9 or below at 9.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.8% of adults, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.7% of residents.
12.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Farleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 22.0%. Other notable fields include education and society and culture, both at 9.9%.
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 Farleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322043/farleigh/topic/education