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Tully Heads · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tully Heads

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

The share of university graduates in Tully Heads has fallen since 2011, reflecting a trend toward lower formal qualifications. Only 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a place where few residents have finished high school or obtained university degrees.

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📍 Tully Heads, Urban Centre

Where Tully Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.4% ▼ -21.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tully Heads — lower than 89% of areas.

Tully Heads5.4%
4854, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 29.1% completing Year 12. This figure is far below the Queensland average of 57.1% and has barely changed since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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29.1% ▲ +0.6%

Lower than 82% 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 Tully Heads, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 10 36.5% Year 12 29.1% Year 9 or below 17.8% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in this area, and the 5.4% who hold one is much lower than in most similar places. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.4% ▼ -21.5%

Lower than 89% 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 Tully Heads, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 43.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.3% Bachelor degree 8.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, engineering and related fields are the most common at 25.6%. Other notable areas of study include management and commerce at 11.6% and society and culture at 8.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Tully Heads, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Management & commerce (16%) and Society & culture (12%).

Engineering & related 25.6% Management & commerce 11.6% Society & culture 8.8% Health 8.4% Architecture & building 7.4% Education 6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.1%

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 Tully Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322127/tully-heads/topic/education