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Education & Qualifications in Irvingdale

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

A gap of 12 percentage points separates Irvingdale from the national average for Year 12 completions. Only 47.2% of residents finished their final year of school, and the area has far fewer people with university degrees than the state or national figures.

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Where Irvingdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Irvingdale — lower than 63% of areas.

Irvingdale11.5%
4404, QLD 12.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 47.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Nearly 30% of residents finished at Year 10, while 9.6% left school at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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47.2% —

Higher than 56% 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 Irvingdale, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.

Year 12 47.2% Year 10 29.6% Year 9 or below 9.6% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% —

Lower than 63% 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 Irvingdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 32.9% Bachelor degree 19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Education and Management & Commerce both at 13.9%. Engineering and related fields account for 11.4%, while Agriculture and Environment make up 8.9%.

Field of qualification

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Irvingdale splits fairly evenly between Education (23%) and Management & commerce (23%), with Engineering & related at 19%.

Education 13.9% Management & commerce 13.9% Engineering & related 11.4% Agriculture & environment 8.9% Architecture & building 3.8% Health 3.8% Society & culture 3.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller 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).

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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 Irvingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31413/irvingdale/topic/education