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Education & Qualifications in Rossmoya

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

Higher education has become more common in Rossmoya, where 21.4% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these qualifications are higher than in most similar areas, the community sees a significant gap in basic schooling, with far fewer people completing Year 12 than the national average.

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Where Rossmoya sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rossmoya — higher than 71% of areas.

Rossmoya21.4%
4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Year 10 is the highest level of school completed for 31.6% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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38.6% —

Lower than 67% 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 Rossmoya, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (10%).

Year 12 38.6% Year 10 31.6% Year 9 or below 8.8% Year 11 5.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical qualification level is a bachelor degree for 46.2% of qualified adults. This means 21.4% of adults have a degree or higher, a figure about the same as the Queensland average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% —

Higher than 71% 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 Rossmoya, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (38%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Bachelor degree 46.2% Certificate III / IV 34.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Rossmoya are most often in Engineering, Management and Commerce, both at 26.9%. Agriculture, Environment, and Education each account for 19.2% of the qualifications held.

Field of qualification

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Rossmoya splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Management & commerce (29%), with Agriculture & environment at 21%.

Engineering & related 26.9% Management & commerce 26.9% Agriculture & environment 19.2% Education 19.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, 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 Rossmoya — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rossmoya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32480/rossmoya/topic/education