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Education & Qualifications in Flinton

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

Only 24% of residents in Flinton have completed Year 12, a figure far below both the state and national levels. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest school completion rates among similar places. The community generally holds fewer formal qualifications than the typical Australian.

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Where Flinton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flinton — lower than 59% of areas.

Flinton12.5%
4422, QLD 10.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 24% of people reaching this milestone. Other common stopping points include Year 11 at 20% and Year 10 at 16%.

Completed Year 12

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24.0% —

Lower than 94% 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 Flinton, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 11 (28%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 24.0% Year 11 20.0% Year 10 16.0% Year 9 or below 12.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of adults. This is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and far below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.5% —

Lower than 59% 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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Flinton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 21.4% Certificate III / IV 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation 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).

Schools in and around Flinton — 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 Flinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31055/flinton/topic/education