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Danderoo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Danderoo

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

A gap of 17 percentage points separates Danderoo from the national average in high school completion. Only 42.3% of residents here have finished Year 12, while a fifth of the adult population holds a university degree.

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Where Danderoo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Danderoo — higher than 69% of areas.

Danderoo20.6%
4370, QLD 11.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 42.3%, which is far below both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. Roughly 15% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, and another 15% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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42.3% —

Lower than 57% 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 Danderoo, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 42.3% Year 10 15.4% Year 9 or below 15.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.6% —

Higher than 69% 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 Danderoo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 22.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 22%, ahead of Engineering & related (17%).

Field of qualification

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In Danderoo, the largest group is Education at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (30%) and Health (30%).

Education 22.2% Engineering & related 16.7% Health 16.7%

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 for educational facilities 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).

Schools in and around Danderoo — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Danderoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30805/danderoo/topic/education