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Education & Qualifications in Foxdale

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

Only 5% of adults in Foxdale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a community where higher education is uncommon and most residents have left school earlier than the state average.

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Where Foxdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Foxdale — lower than 88% of areas.

Foxdale5.0%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people have finished high school here than in most other areas. Only 45.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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45.2% —

Higher than 51% 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 Foxdale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 47%.

Year 12 45.2% Year 10 39.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.7% of adults. This helps explain why the number of people with university degrees is so much lower than the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.0% —

Lower than 88% 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 Foxdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 46.7% Bachelor degree 8.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering (24.4%) and education (15.6%), followed by architecture and building at 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Foxdale, the largest group is Engineering & related at 32%, followed by Education (21%) and Architecture & building (15%).

Engineering & related 24.4% Education 15.6% Architecture & building 11.1% Management & commerce 8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.9% Health 6.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 kilometres of Foxdale, making it smaller for education facilities 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).

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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 Foxdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31079/foxdale/topic/education