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Education & Qualifications in Conway

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

Just 37.7% of people in Conway finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This level of schooling is much lower than most similar areas, with many residents leaving school early.

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📍 Conway, Suburb / Locality

Where Conway sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.8% ▲ +200.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Conway — lower than 67% of areas.

Conway10.8%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.7% of the population completed Year 12, which is 21 points lower than the Australian average. A large portion of the community left school at Year 10, accounting for 35.8% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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37.7% ▲ +16.3%

Lower than 70% 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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Conway splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.

Year 12 37.7% Year 10 35.8% Year 9 or below 10.7% Year 11 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common high-level qualification at 29.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.8% ▲ +200.4%

Lower than 67% 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 Conway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (17%).

Certificate III / IV 29.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Bachelor degree 10.6% Postgraduate degree 6.7% Certificate I / II 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 17.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3%.

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 for education access than about 59% of similar places.

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 Conway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30668/conway/topic/education