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Education & Qualifications in Southwood

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

A shift in learning patterns has seen Southwood's education levels change since 2011. While half of the population has now finished Year 12, university degrees remain far less common here than in the rest of the country.

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Where Southwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Southwood — higher than 51% of areas.

Southwood14.9%
4406, QLD 11.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Southwood, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 34%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 30.4% Year 9 or below 8.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.9% —

Higher than 51% 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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Southwood splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Certificate III / IV at 29%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 28.6% Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in Southwood are spread across various fields, with the most common being society and culture at 14.3%, followed by agriculture, education, and management at 10.7% each.

Field of qualification

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In Southwood, the largest group is Society & culture at 31%, followed by Agriculture & environment (23%) and Education (23%).

Society & culture 14.3% Agriculture & environment 10.7% Education 10.7% Management & commerce 10.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, making it smaller for educational access than 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 Southwood — 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 Southwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32613/southwood/topic/education