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Kilbirnie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kilbirnie

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

Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas mark Kilbirnie, where only 35.2% of residents completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a trend where fewer people have finished high school or pursued university degrees.

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📍 Kilbirnie, Suburb / Locality

Where Kilbirnie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kilbirnie — lower than 75% of areas.

Kilbirnie8.9%
4354, QLD 8.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, with 38.9% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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35.2% —

Lower than 76% 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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Kilbirnie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.

Year 10 38.9% Year 12 35.2% Year 9 or below 20.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 67.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% —

Lower than 75% 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 Kilbirnie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 67.7% Bachelor degree 16.1% Certificate I / II 12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 35.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 25.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Kilbirnie, the largest group is Management & commerce at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (31%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (15%).

Management & commerce 35.5% Engineering & related 25.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.9% Health 9.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Kilbirnie — 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 Kilbirnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31526/kilbirnie/topic/education