32.4% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Redridge have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 32.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than in most areas, with only 32.4% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10 at 33.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Redridge splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.1% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Redridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 24.3%, followed by Health at 10.2% and Management and commerce at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools in similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 969, which is lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redridge
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goodwood State School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 44 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32412/redridge/topic/education