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Education & Qualifications in Fairdale

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

Not a single adult in Fairdale holds a bachelor degree or higher, marking a stark contrast to the rest of the country. This reflects a broader trend in the area where school completion is much lower than average. The local education profile is largely non-residential and lacks formal schooling facilities.

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Where Fairdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairdale — lower than 99% of areas.

Fairdale0.0%
4606, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Around 20% of people finished Year 10, while 10% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Fairdale, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a university degree is 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and among the lowest across similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Fairdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 44%.

Certificate III / IV 26.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 47%, ahead of Society & culture (16%).

Field of qualification

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In Fairdale, Engineering & related is the majority at 75%; Society & culture is next at 25%.

Engineering & related 47.4% Society & culture 15.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Fairdale, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local education access.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31013/fairdale/topic/education