48.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blythdale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Blythdale sits around the middle of similar areas for education and qualifications. Only 48.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is lower than in most of the country, with 48.5% finishing Year 12 and 36.4% reaching Year 10. This is well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
48.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Blythdale, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 43%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the wider region. Only 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Blythdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 42%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 23%, ahead of Management & commerce (23%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is underserved by local education facilities, with no schools located 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blythdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30295/blythdale/topic/education