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Education & Qualifications in Irongate

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

Educational attainment in Irongate has stayed relatively low, with only 9.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure. Most residents have a trade or vocational qualification rather than a university degree.

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Where Irongate sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.9% ▲ +34.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Irongate — lower than 71% of areas.

Irongate9.9%
4356, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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53.6% ▲ +50.7%

Higher than 70% 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 Irongate, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 37%.

Year 12 53.6% Year 10 30.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a very low rate of university degrees, falling far below the state and national averages. Instead, trade certificates are common, with 44.9% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.9% ▲ +34.0%

Lower than 71% 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 Irongate, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 44.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4% Bachelor degree 8.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Irongate are most common in engineering and related fields at 27.5%, followed by health at 15.9% and management and commerce at 13.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Irongate, the largest group is Engineering & related at 43%, followed by Health (25%) and Management & commerce (20%).

Engineering & related 27.5% Health 15.9% Management & commerce 13.0% Education 7.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this 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 Irongate — 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 Irongate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31409/irongate/topic/education