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Glen Echo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Glen Echo

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

Year 10 is the most common final school level for residents in Glen Echo. This small community has much lower levels of formal schooling and higher education than both the state and national figures.

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Where Glen Echo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glen Echo — lower than 82% of areas.

Glen Echo7.0%
4570, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 25% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen in Queensland and the 58.8% national average. This is among the lowest levels of school completion across similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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25.0% —

Lower than 92% 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 Glen Echo, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 11 (21%).

Year 10 36.4% Year 12 25.0% Year 11 18.2% Year 9 or below 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though 44% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% —

Lower than 82% 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 Glen Echo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Certificate I / II is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 44.0% Certificate I / II 16.0% Bachelor degree 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 36%, followed by Architecture and building at 12%.

Field of qualification

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In Glen Echo, Engineering & related is the majority at 75%; Architecture & building is next at 25%.

Engineering & related 36.0% Architecture & building 12.0%

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 smaller number of 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).

Schools in and around Glen Echo — 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 Glen Echo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31144/glen-echo/topic/education