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Education & Qualifications in Bancroft

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

Only 33.3% of residents in Bancroft have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Where Bancroft sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bancroft — lower than 99% of areas.

Bancroft0.0%
4630, QLD 9.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The typical resident has not finished high school, with 37.5% of people reaching Year 10 as their highest level. This is much lower than most areas, sitting 26 percentage points below the Australian average for Year 12 completion.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Bancroft splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 10 37.5% Year 12 33.3% Year 9 or below 13.9% Year 11 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV (38.9%), while others have a Certificate I or II. There are no residents with a university degree, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Bancroft, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Certificate I / II is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 38.9% Certificate I / II 13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 25%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.9%.

Field of qualification

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In Bancroft, the largest group is Engineering & related at 36%, followed by Agriculture & environment (20%) and Education (16%).

Engineering & related 25.0% Agriculture & environment 13.9% Education 11.1% Society & culture 11.1% Management & commerce 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.

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 Bancroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30142/bancroft/topic/education