58.2% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ranges Bridge · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of high school completion mark Ranges Bridge compared to similar areas. While 58.2% of residents finished Year 12, a very small number of adults hold university degrees, making it a place where trade and school qualifications are the norm.
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 58% of people finished Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average. About 33% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
58.2% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Ranges Bridge, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia, and the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 27.5%.
7.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Ranges Bridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across a few key fields, with Engineering and Agriculture both leading at 22.5%, followed by Society and Culture at 20.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ranges Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32389/ranges-bridge/topic/education