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Mapoon · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mapoon

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

Only 21.4% of residents in Mapoon (L) have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects an area with very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to most of Australia.

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Where Mapoon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.0% ▼ -69.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mapoon — lower than 97% of areas.

Mapoon3.0%
4874, QLD 11.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 21.4%, which is 37 points below the Australian average. About 25.9% of people listed Year 10 as their highest school year.

Completed Year 12

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21.4% ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 94% 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 Mapoon, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 9 or below (25%).

Year 10 25.9% Year 12 21.4% Year 9 or below 19.4% Year 11 11.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.0% ▼ -69.8%

Lower than 97% 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 Mapoon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Certificate I / II is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Certificate I / II 14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.3% Bachelor degree 4.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are architecture and building at 12.5%, followed by engineering at 10.4% and management and commerce 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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322076/mapoon/topic/education