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Willows Gemfields · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Willows Gemfields

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Willows Gemfields, held by 41% of adults. The area has very low levels of formal schooling, with no adults holding a university degree and far fewer people finishing high school than in the rest of the country.

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Where Willows Gemfields sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Willows Gemfields — lower than 99% of areas.

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4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a downward trend for the area, as the proportion of people completing high school fell by 13 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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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 Willows Gemfields, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 10 34.4% Year 12 29.0% Year 9 or below 20.4% Year 11 3.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, while 20.5% have a Certificate I or II.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Willows Gemfields, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Certificate I / II is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 41.0% Certificate I / II 20.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 25.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Willows Gemfields, the largest group is Engineering & related at 40%, followed by Management & commerce (20%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (16%).

Engineering & related 25.6% Management & commerce 12.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.3% Health 7.7% Society & culture 7.7%

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 Willows Gemfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322134/willows-gemfields/topic/education