50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few adults in Maryvale have reached the highest levels of formal study, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree. This creates a distinct educational profile for the area where vocational training is far more common than university qualifications.
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population has completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Maryvale, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are completely absent here, making the area one of the lowest for bachelor degrees in the country. Instead, 35.7% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
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).
In Maryvale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.
What people studied.
Those with qualifications tend to specialise in Engineering and related fields at 21.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31781/maryvale/topic/education