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Education & Qualifications in Elbow Valley

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

Forty-one per cent of Elbow Valley residents left school after Year 10, the most common outcome for the area. This is a place where fewer people finished high school compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Elbow Valley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elbow Valley — lower than 52% of areas.

Elbow Valley14.3%
4370, QLD 11.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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39.2% —

Lower than 66% 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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Elbow Valley splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (45%) and Year 12 (43%), with Year 11 at 11%.

Year 10 41.2% Year 12 39.2% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is well below the Queensland rate of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.3% —

Lower than 52% 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 Elbow Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (22%).

Certificate III / IV 35.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.5% Bachelor degree 16.9% Postgraduate degree 6.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Elbow Valley are led by management and commerce at 21.5%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 20.0%.

Field of qualification

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Elbow Valley splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (27%) and Engineering & related (25%), with Agriculture & environment at 12%.

Management & commerce 21.5% Engineering & related 20.0% Agriculture & environment 9.2% Education 7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.2% Architecture & building 4.6% Health 4.6% Society & culture 4.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for 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 Elbow Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30956/elbow-valley/topic/education