34.6% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clifton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clifton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Clifton have finished high school or university compared to most other similar areas. Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern continues into adulthood, with a small minority holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in other areas, at 34.6%. This is far below both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Clifton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Clifton, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.8% of residents.
8.3% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Clifton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.6%, followed by health at 14.8% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clifton has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3 km. These schools are smaller than average and mostly government-run.
11.03
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
146
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clifton
3 schools — 439 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Clifton State High School, Clifton | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 310 | 965 |
| Clifton State School, Clifton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 86 | 962 |
| St Francis De Sales School, Clifton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 43 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clifton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30624/clifton/topic/education