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Education & Qualifications in Thornville

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

Only 31.3% of residents in Thornville finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While the area struggles with school completion rates, a higher share of adults hold university degrees compared to most similar areas.

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Where Thornville sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thornville — higher than 64% of areas.

Thornville18.8%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, with only 31.3% of people reaching that milestone. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 34.4%.

Completed Year 12

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31.3% —

Lower than 85% 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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Thornville splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (46%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 11 at 13%.

Year 10 34.4% Year 12 31.3% Year 11 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Queensland and Australian figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.8% —

Higher than 64% 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 Thornville, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.

Bachelor degree 46.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Thornville — 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 Thornville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32818/thornville/topic/education