15.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Melrose have completed high school or university, placing it among the lowest areas for education in the region. Only 15.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population finished school in Year 10, while only 15.4% completed Year 12. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
15.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Melrose, Year 10 is the majority at 65%; Year 12 is next at 20%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below both the state and national averages.
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 Melrose, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 42%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 43%, ahead of Health (21%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar areas.
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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31801/melrose/topic/education