40.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swanfels · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Swanfels
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the residents in Swanfels finished Year 12, though a significant number of adults hold high-level degrees. This mix shows a divide between those who left school early and those with university qualifications. It is a small community where 40.9% of people completed their final year of school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 30% of residents peaking at Year 10 and 19.1% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swanfels, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A higher number of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to most similar areas. At 22.6%, this is about the same as the Queensland average, though it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
22.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Swanfels, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Health (24.1%) and Engineering (22.4%). Other common fields of study include Society and Culture at 17.2% and Education at 13.8%.
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 common trait shared with about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swanfels [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32708/swanfels/topic/education