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Silverleigh · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Silverleigh

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

Very few residents in Silverleigh hold higher education degrees, placing the area among the lowest for qualifications compared to similar places. This is reflected in the fact that no adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Silverleigh, Suburb / Locality

Where Silverleigh sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Silverleigh0.0%
4401, QLD 7.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are much lower than in most areas, with only 34.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% —

Lower than 78% 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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Silverleigh splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.

Year 10 37.9% Year 12 34.5% Year 9 or below 24.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade and vocational certificates are common, as 50% of the highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV. This stands in contrast to the typical Australian profile where bachelor degrees are more frequent.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Silverleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 28.1% Certificate I / II 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

People who have qualified have focused mainly on Engineering (21.9%) and Agriculture and Environment (18.8%), followed by Food, hospitality and personal services at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Silverleigh splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (25%) and Agriculture & environment (21%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 18%.

Engineering & related 21.9% Agriculture & environment 18.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 15.6% Management & commerce 12.5% Health 9.4% Society & culture 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a figure that is smaller 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Silverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32570/silverleigh/topic/education