51.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Silverdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Silverdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 7.6% of adults in Silverdale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where few residents have university degrees, with most people holding trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Silverdale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 52% of adults. This helps explain why university degrees are far less common here than in the rest of the state.
7.6% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Silverdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering (20%) and Health (18%), followed by Society and Culture at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32568/silverdale/topic/education