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Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Just 44% of people in Remainder of State/Territory (Qld) finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While this is higher than many similar areas, it reflects a regional profile where fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 62% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory13.6%
4730, QLD 14.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, with 28.3% of residents instead finishing at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 44.0% Year 10 28.3% Year 9 or below 10.4% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of people.

Highest qualification level

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 37.2% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.7%.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL331001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education