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Runnymede · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Runnymede

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

Only 26.9% of people in Runnymede finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a community where few adults hold university degrees, and most residents left school before completing their final year.

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📍 Runnymede, Suburb / Locality

Where Runnymede sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.5% ▲ +41.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Runnymede — lower than 94% of areas.

Runnymede2.5%
4615, QLD 7.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 32 points below the Australian average. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 34.0%.

Completed Year 12

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26.9% ▲ +13.0%

Lower than 90% 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 Runnymede, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 10 34.0% Year 12 26.9% Year 9 or below 13.5% Year 11 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in Runnymede, with only 2.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of the community's highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.5% ▲ +41.6%

Lower than 94% 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 Runnymede, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 49.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.0% Certificate I / II 5.6% Bachelor degree 4.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 20.2%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 11.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Runnymede, the largest group is Engineering & related at 28%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (15%) and Architecture & building (12%).

Engineering & related 20.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.2% Architecture & building 9.0% Society & culture 9.0% Management & commerce 7.9% Agriculture & environment 5.6% Education 5.6% Creative arts 4.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation than in 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).

Schools in and around Runnymede — 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 Runnymede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32494/runnymede/topic/education