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Flying Fish Cove · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Flying Fish Cove

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

A far lower proportion of residents have finished high school compared to the national figure, though Flying Fish Cove has seen this improve over the last decade. While only 46.6% of people have completed Year 12, the area actually performs better than most similar regions.

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📍 Flying Fish Cove, Urban Centre

Where Flying Fish Cove sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% ▲ +0.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Flying Fish Cove — higher than 62% of areas.

Flying Fish Cove13.5%
6798, OT 11.2%
Other Territories 13.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The share of people completing Year 12 rose 4.9 percentage points since 2011 to 46.6%. This is well above the 42.5% seen across Other Territories, though it remains far below the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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46.6% ▲ +11.7%

Higher than 73% 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 Flying Fish Cove, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 46.6% Year 10 14.6% Year 9 or below 11.0% Year 11 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of adults, which is about the same as the rest of the territory but far below the 26.3% national figure. The most common high-level qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% ▲ +0.6%

Higher than 62% 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 Flying Fish Cove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 27.9% Bachelor degree 13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Certificate I / II 4.9% Postgraduate degree 4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in Engineering and related fields are the most common, held by 18% of qualified residents. Management and commerce follow at 12.3%, with society and culture at 6.6%.

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 Flying Fish Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL915001/flying-fish-cove/topic/education