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Education & Qualifications in Colinton

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

Nearly 49% of qualified adults in Colinton hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification here. This is a place where typical schooling levels and university degrees are both far below the Queensland and national figures.

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Where Colinton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colinton — lower than 73% of areas.

Colinton9.3%
4314, QLD 7.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 29.6% of people finishing school. This is much lower than most areas, while 38.9% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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29.6% —

Lower than 87% 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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In Colinton, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 10 38.9% Year 12 29.6% Year 9 or below 9.3% Year 11 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is lower than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.3% —

Lower than 73% 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 Colinton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 48.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.2% Bachelor degree 15.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 24.2%, followed by society and culture at 18.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Colinton, the largest group is Engineering & related at 36%, followed by Society & culture (27%) and Management & commerce (23%).

Engineering & related 24.2% Society & culture 18.2% Management & commerce 15.2% Health 9.1%

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 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 Colinton — 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 Colinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30648/colinton/topic/education