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Education & Qualifications in Flying Fish Point

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

Far fewer people have completed high school or university in Flying Fish Point compared to the rest of the state. While more residents have finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the figure of 41.7% remains far below the national average.

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Where Flying Fish Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% ▼ -0.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Flying Fish Point — lower than 51% of areas.

Flying Fish Point11.3%
4860, QLD 10.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 41.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that rose 7.4 points since 2011. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, while 30.2% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.7% ▲ +21.7%

Higher than 59% 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 Flying Fish Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 41.7% Year 10 30.2% Year 9 or below 13.9% Year 11 9.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 51% 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 Flying Fish Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 40.6% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.4% Certificate I / II 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and health at 13.3%.

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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322045/flying-fish-point/topic/education