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Stanage · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Stanage

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

Nearly 40% of Stanage residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is a place where formal education levels are generally much lower than across the rest of the country, with very few people finishing high school.

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Where Stanage sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.1% ▲ +244.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stanage — lower than 65% of areas.

Stanage11.1%
4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 16.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 39.2%.

Completed Year 12

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16.2% ▼ -17.5%

Lower than 99% 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 Stanage, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 12 (21%).

Year 10 39.2% Year 9 or below 18.9% Year 12 16.2% Year 11 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.1% ▲ +244.4%

Lower than 65% 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 Stanage, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 47%.

Certificate III / IV 27.3% Bachelor degree 24.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering, architecture and building, and education, each accounting for 12.1% of the group.

Field of qualification

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Stanage splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Architecture & building (27%), with Education at 27%.

Engineering & related 12.1% Architecture & building 12.1% Education 12.1% Society & culture 9.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a situation shared by about 41% 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 Stanage — 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 Stanage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32653/stanage/topic/education