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Education & Qualifications in Ridgewood

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

More adults in Ridgewood hold a university degree than in most similar areas, though only 19.8% have a bachelor degree or higher. This exceeds many nearby places, even though the number of people finishing Year 12 is well below the national figure.

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📍 Ridgewood, Suburb / Locality

Where Ridgewood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.8% ▲ +10.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ridgewood — higher than 67% of areas.

Ridgewood19.8%
4563, QLD 18.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% figure for Australia.

Completed Year 12

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53.2% ▲ +19.5%

Higher than 69% 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 Ridgewood, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 53.2% Year 10 22.8% Year 11 8.4% Year 9 or below 5.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has more university-educated adults than most similar places, with 19.8% holding a bachelor degree or higher, though this is still a little below the Queensland average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.8% ▲ +10.3%

Higher than 67% 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 Ridgewood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (24%).

Certificate III / IV 32.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.1% Bachelor degree 19.6% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Ridgewood are most common in Engineering and related fields at 15.8%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.7%.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Ridgewood, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Ridgewood — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32428/ridgewood/topic/education