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Minerva · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Minerva

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

High school completion rates set Minerva apart from similar areas, with 75.8% of people finishing Year 12. While most residents leave school with a diploma or certificate, very few hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Minerva sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Minerva — lower than 74% of areas.

Minerva9.1%
4722, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 75.8% of people doing so. This is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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75.8% —

Higher than 95% 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 Minerva, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 75.8% Year 10 21.2% Year 11 15.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher degrees are uncommon, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or more. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Minerva, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Certificate I / II (18%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 42.9% Certificate III / IV 28.6% Certificate I / II 19.0% Bachelor degree 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Health, and Management and Commerce each accounting for 19% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Minerva splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Health (27%), with Management & commerce at 27%.

Engineering & related 19.0% Health 19.0% Management & commerce 19.0% Agriculture & environment 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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 Minerva — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minerva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31852/minerva/topic/education