40.3% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ridgelands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ridgelands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 4.3% of adults in Ridgelands hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or pursued university study compared to most other regions. Higher education is rare here, with most residents holding trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many adults in the area left school earlier, with 29.5% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ridgelands, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of people. This reflects a workforce focused on trade skills, as bachelor degrees are held by only 3.5% of the population.
4.3% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Ridgelands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 11%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 28.2%, followed by Health at 10.6% and Food, hospitality and personal services at 8.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ridgelands has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than in most other areas. The local schools are all government-run primary schools.
27.78
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ridgelands
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ridgelands State School, Ridgelands | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 52 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ridgelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32427/ridgelands/topic/education