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Education & Qualifications in Drillham South

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

Over a quarter of adults in Drillham South hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. While university qualifications are common, the area's school completion rates are well below the national figure.

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Where Drillham South sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Drillham South — higher than 80% of areas.

Drillham South26.4%
4424, QLD 13.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

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53.8% —

Higher 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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In Drillham South, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 32%.

Year 12 53.8% Year 10 25.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.4% of adults, making the area much higher than most similar places and well above the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.4% —

Higher than 80% 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 Drillham South, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Certificate III / IV is next at 37%.

Bachelor degree 38.9% Certificate III / IV 27.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and agriculture and environment tied as the most common at 19.4% each.

Field of qualification

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Drillham South splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (22%) and Agriculture & environment (22%), with Education at 19%.

Engineering & related 19.4% Agriculture & environment 19.4% Education 16.7% Society & culture 13.9% Health 11.1% Architecture & building 8.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number 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 Drillham South — 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 Drillham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30879/drillham-south/topic/education