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Education & Qualifications in Blaxland

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

A gap of over 20 percentage points separates Blaxland from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While few residents finished high school, nearly one in five adults holds a university degree, making the area's qualification levels higher than most similar places.

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Where Blaxland sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blaxland — higher than 66% of areas.

Blaxland19.6%
4405, QLD 11.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.8%.

Completed Year 12

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36.7% —

Lower than 72% 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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Blaxland splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (44%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 10 38.8% Year 12 36.7% Year 9 or below 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 19.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the Queensland average of 21.9% and well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.6% —

Higher than 66% 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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Blaxland splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%), with Certificate III / IV at 29%.

Bachelor degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8% Certificate III / IV 18.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by education at 15.6%. Engineering and agriculture and environment both account for 9.4% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Blaxland, the largest group is Management & commerce at 39%, followed by Education (28%) and Engineering & related (17%).

Management & commerce 21.9% Education 15.6% Engineering & related 9.4% Agriculture & environment 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Blaxland — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30285/blaxland/topic/education