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Education & Qualifications in Tanby

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

Education levels in Tanby are around the middle for similar areas, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

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📍 Tanby, Suburb / Locality

Where Tanby sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.9% ▲ +77.1%

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

Tanby14.9%
4703, QLD 15.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 46.6%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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46.6% ▲ +28.2%

Higher than 54% 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 Tanby, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 46.6% Year 10 26.6% Year 9 or below 9.9% Year 11 7.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common highest qualification at 37.1%. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.9% ▲ +77.1%

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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In Tanby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Certificate III / IV 37.1% Bachelor degree 20.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Postgraduate degree 1.6% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Tanby are most often in engineering and related fields (18.4%), followed by management and commerce at 13.7% and education at 12.5%.

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 common feature for 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 Tanby — 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 Tanby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32738/tanby/topic/education