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Education & Qualifications in The Hermitage

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

A wide gap exists between school completion rates and higher degrees in The Hermitage, where only 49.1% of people finished Year 12. Despite this, nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.

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Where The Hermitage sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Hermitage — higher than 77% of areas.

The Hermitage24.5%
4370, QLD 11.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is well below the state and national figures, with only 49.1% finishing school. In contrast, 20.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 17% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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49.1% —

Higher than 60% 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 The Hermitage, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 49.1% Year 10 20.8% Year 9 or below 17.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 24.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 38.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.5% —

Higher than 77% 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 The Hermitage, Bachelor degree is the majority at 59%; Certificate III / IV is next at 24%.

Bachelor degree 38.5% Certificate III / IV 15.4% Postgraduate degree 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health and education, each accounting for 19.2% of qualifications, followed by architecture, building, management and commerce at 11.5% each.

Field of qualification

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The Hermitage splits fairly evenly between Health (31%) and Education (31%), with Architecture & building at 19%.

Health 19.2% Education 19.2% Architecture & building 11.5% Management & commerce 11.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, 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 The Hermitage — 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 The Hermitage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32795/the-hermitage/topic/education