49.5% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Placid Hills · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Placid Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Placid Hills (L) and national figures for high-level schooling. While nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, this is well below the Australian average. The area has seen a steady rise in qualifications over the last decade, with more people now holding degrees and certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents (49.5%) have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen 14 points since 2011, though it remains well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Placid Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 12.2% of adults, a figure that is far below the national average of 26.3%. However, this has increased by 10 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 41.8%.
12.2% ▲ +593.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Placid Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 22.8%. Education (13.3%) and Management and commerce (12.7%) are also common fields of study.
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 Placid Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322098/placid-hills/topic/education