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Mourilyan · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mourilyan

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

Only 4.9% of adults in Mourilyan hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This lack of higher qualifications suggests a local workforce focused on practical and trade-based skills for daily life.

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Where Mourilyan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.9% ▼ -65.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mourilyan — lower than 90% of areas.

Mourilyan4.9%
4858, QLD 7.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people have finished high school here than in most similar areas, with only 40.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and has fallen by 6.3 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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40.2% ▼ -13.5%

Higher than 55% 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 Mourilyan, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 40.2% Year 10 28.3% Year 9 or below 15.4% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Practical training is common, as 42% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV. However, the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than most areas and dropped significantly from 14.2% in 2011 to 4.9% in 2021.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.9% ▼ -65.3%

Lower than 90% 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 Mourilyan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 42.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5% Bachelor degree 8.3% Certificate I / II 2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.9%.

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 Mourilyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322089/mourilyan/topic/education