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Education & Qualifications in Giru

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

Far fewer people in Giru have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 33.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is seen in higher education too, with just 3.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Giru sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.7% ▼ -64.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Giru — lower than 95% of areas.

Giru3.7%
4809, QLD 8.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average at 33.2%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 34.5%.

Completed Year 12

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33.2% ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 68% 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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Giru splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.

Year 10 34.5% Year 12 33.2% Year 9 or below 18.5% Year 11 10.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 3.7% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas. More than half of the community, 50.5%, hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.7% ▼ -64.6%

Lower than 95% 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 Giru, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 50.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Bachelor degree 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 20.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.5%.

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 Giru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322049/giru/topic/education