43.6% ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harrisville · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Harrisville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Harrisville (L) finished high school than in most similar areas, though overall qualifications remain low. While 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 18 points since 2011 to reach 43.6%. Despite this growth, this figure is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harrisville, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.1% of residents.
7.3% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Harrisville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 11.4%.
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 Harrisville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322057/harrisville/topic/education