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Education & Qualifications in Fordsdale

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

Only 6.8% of adults in Fordsdale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where higher education is much less common than in most other parts of the country. Most residents have finished their schooling at a lower level compared to the state average.

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📍 Fordsdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Fordsdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fordsdale — lower than 83% of areas.

Fordsdale6.8%
4343, QLD 13.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest level of schooling achieved is Year 10, at 43.9%.

Completed Year 12

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36.6% —

Lower than 73% 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 Fordsdale, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (41%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 10 43.9% Year 12 36.6% Year 9 or below 9.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a university degree are far fewer here than in the rest of Australia. While the national figure is 26.3%, only 6.8% of Fordsdale residents have a bachelor degree or higher, though 39.1% hold a diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.8% —

Lower than 83% 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 Fordsdale, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 39.1% Bachelor degree 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification for those with degrees are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by architecture and building at 17.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Fordsdale, the largest group is Management & commerce at 42%, followed by Architecture & building (33%) and Engineering & related (25%).

Management & commerce 21.7% Architecture & building 17.4% Engineering & related 13.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Fordsdale — 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 Fordsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31059/fordsdale/topic/education