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Education & Qualifications in Springvale

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

Only 16.3% of adults in Springvale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where school completion and higher university degrees are much less common than in other parts of the country.

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Where Springvale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Springvale — higher than 56% of areas.

Springvale16.3%
4405, QLD 11.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 48.8% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the Queensland average.

Completed Year 12

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48.8% —

Higher than 59% 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 Springvale, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (43%) and Year 11 (8%).

Year 12 48.8% Year 10 41.5% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 16.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 30% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.3% —

Higher than 56% 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 Springvale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Bachelor degree 35.0% Certificate III / IV 30.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have studied a diverse range of fields, with society and culture being the most common at 25%, followed by engineering, agriculture, and management each at 20%.

Field of qualification

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Springvale splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (25%) and Engineering & related (20%), with Agriculture & environment at 20%.

Society & culture 25.0% Engineering & related 20.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0% Architecture & building 15.0%

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 smaller number of facilities 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).

Schools in and around Springvale — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32634/springvale/topic/education