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Education & Qualifications in Archer River

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

Education levels in Archer River have remained steady but low, with only 40.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure and shows a gap in schooling compared to most other areas.

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📍 Archer River, Suburb / Locality

Where Archer River sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Archer River — lower than 54% of areas.

Archer River13.6%
4892, QLD 5.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished high school than in the rest of the country, with 40.9% completing Year 12. This is 18 points lower than the Australian average.

Highest year of school

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In Archer River, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 40.9% Year 10 31.8% Year 11 18.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Highest qualification level

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Archer River splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (33%), with Certificate III / IV at 33%.

Bachelor degree 21.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.4% Certificate III / IV 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 36%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Archer River, Society & culture is the majority at 100%.

Society & culture 35.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common here than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Archer River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30080/archer-river/topic/education