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Education & Qualifications in Croftby

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

Half of all residents in Croftby have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. Despite this, the community has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Croftby sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.6% ▼ -1.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Croftby — lower than 72% of areas.

Croftby9.6%
4310, QLD 13.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 50% of people finished Year 12, this is well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Roughly 23% of residents left school at Year 10, and 15% finished at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% ▲ +33.7%

Higher than 62% 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 Croftby, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 23.2% Year 9 or below 15.2% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications at 34.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.6% ▼ -1.7%

Lower than 72% 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 Croftby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (13%).

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.1% Bachelor degree 9.4% Postgraduate degree 7.8% Certificate I / II 4.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 14.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and education at 10.9%.

Field of qualification

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Croftby splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (26%) and Society & culture (23%), with Education at 20%.

Engineering & related 14.1% Society & culture 12.5% Education 10.9% Health 7.8% Architecture & building 4.7% Management & commerce 4.7%

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 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 Croftby — 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 Croftby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30752/croftby/topic/education