27.0% ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scottville · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Scottville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 40% of adults in Scottville (L) hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. The area has a very low rate of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While this is much lower than most areas, the rate has risen by 9.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scottville, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with only 4.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
4.4% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Scottville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Certificate I / II is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 15.5%, followed by society and culture 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 Scottville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322105/scottville/topic/education