45.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenden · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Glenden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of qualifications in Glenden are in engineering, reflecting the town's specialised workforce. While the area has a higher rate of degree holders than many similar places, overall school and university completion rates remain well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas though far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 6.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenden, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian average. This rate rose 5.8 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.9%.
14.1% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Glenden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 26.4%. Other frequent qualifications include management and commerce at 12.6% and education at 9.2%.
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 Glenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322050/glenden/topic/education