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Education & Qualifications in St Kilda

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

Only 32.1% of people in St Kilda finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of secondary schooling is a key feature of the area's education profile, which also sees much lower rates of university degrees than most other places.

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Where St Kilda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is St Kilda — lower than 68% of areas.

St Kilda10.5%
4671, QLD 6.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, with about a quarter of residents leaving school in Year 9 or below. This is much lower than most other areas.

Completed Year 12

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32.1% —

Lower than 83% 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 St Kilda, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (27%).

Year 12 32.1% Year 10 25.9% Year 9 or below 24.7% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while more than half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.5% —

Lower than 68% 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 St Kilda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 55.9% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.8% Postgraduate degree 8.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 23.5%, followed by architecture and building at 20.6%.

Field of qualification

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St Kilda splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (33%) and Architecture & building (29%), with Management & commerce at 25%.

Society & culture 23.5% Architecture & building 20.6% Management & commerce 17.6% Engineering & related 8.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this 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 St Kilda — 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 St Kilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32643/st-kilda/topic/education