23.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Silverwood · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
No adults in Silverwood hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. This highlights a local education profile where very few residents have attended university. Most people here have instead focused on vocational training or left school early.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 31%.
23.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Silverwood, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 11 (10%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are absent here, leaving Silverwood far below Queensland's 21.9% rate. Instead, a large share of adults hold a Certificate III or IV (36%) or a diploma (28%).
0.0% —
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).
In Silverwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 44%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 24% and Society and Culture at 16%. Engineering, Health, and Management each account for 12%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Silverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32571/silverwood/topic/education