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Glenlyon · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Glenlyon

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

Very few residents in Glenlyon hold higher qualifications, placing the area among the lowest for education levels compared to similar places. Only 43.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Glenlyon, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenlyon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Glenlyon0.0%
4380 crosses QLD/NSW 13.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 36.7% of residents stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.3% —

Lower than 54% 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 Glenlyon, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 46%.

Year 12 43.3% Year 10 36.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

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 Glenlyon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.

Certificate III / IV 41.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 18%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Glenlyon, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for school access than 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 Glenlyon — 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 Glenlyon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31166/glenlyon/topic/education