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Education & Qualifications in Rodds Bay

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

Over half of qualified adults in Rodds Bay hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as a place where trade and vocational training are the primary focus. The area has very low rates of higher education, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Where Rodds Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rodds Bay — lower than 99% of areas.

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4678, QLD 6.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 23.4% of people completing Year 12. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, as 39.8% of residents stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 94% 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 Rodds Bay, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 9 or below (25%).

Year 10 39.8% Year 12 23.4% Year 9 or below 22.7% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 51.6% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Rodds Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 91%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 9%.

Certificate III / IV 51.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 4.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are mostly focused on technical fields, with 27.4% in engineering and 14.5% in architecture and building. Agriculture and environment studies follow at 9.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Rodds Bay, the largest group is Engineering & related at 45%, followed by Architecture & building (24%) and Agriculture & environment (16%).

Engineering & related 27.4% Architecture & building 14.5% Agriculture & environment 9.7% Management & commerce 4.8% Society & culture 4.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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).

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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 Rodds Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32460/rodds-bay/topic/education