Whitsunday · Sub-region (SA3)

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.7%2021

Whitsunday's bachelor+ is 13.7% — below average, much lower than the typical sub-region (19.3%).

It ranks 99th from the bottom of 350 sub-regions nationally — lower than 72% of them.

Whitsunday has a higher bachelor+ than nearby Mackay, Central Highlands (Qld) and Innisfail - Cassowary Coast, but a lower one than Tablelands (East) - Kuranda, Rockhampton and Cairns - South.

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📍 Whitsunday, Sub-region (SA3)

Trend across censuses

13.0%14.0%15.0%202113.7%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Whitsunday sits

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Whitsunday — lower than 72% of areas.

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Adults with a bachelor degree or higher within Whitsunday

  1. Airlie - Whitsundays16.2%
  2. Cape Conway
  3. Proserpine9.3%

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher in nearby areas

  1. Cairns - North23.7%
  2. Townsville18.1%
  3. Cairns - South16.9%
  4. Rockhampton13.9%
  5. Tablelands (East) - Kuranda13.8%
  6. Mackay12.3%
  7. Central Highlands (Qld)11.1%
  8. Innisfail - Cassowary Coast9.7%
  9. Bowen Basin - North9.1%
  10. Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham8.8%

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