78.1% ▲ +124.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Nebo · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Mount Nebo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in educational attainment separates Mount Nebo (L) from the rest of the state, with nearly 45% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 22%. Since 2011, the area has seen a dramatic shift toward higher qualifications and a much higher rate of school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has surged by 43 points since 2011, with 78.1% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Nebo, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education has grown rapidly here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising from 6.7% in 2011 to 44.7% in 2021. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
44.7% ▲ +570.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 44.7%
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 Mount Nebo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mount Nebo (L) are spread across several fields, most commonly in society and culture at 17.2%, followed by education at 12.7% and health at 11.3%.
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 Mount Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322087/mount-nebo/topic/education