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Education & Qualifications in Waterloo

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

Fewer than 40% of residents in Waterloo have finished Year 12, reflecting a local trend toward shorter schooling. This lack of formal education is a key feature of the area, with the typical resident far less likely to hold a high school diploma or university degree than those in the rest of Queensland.

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Where Waterloo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waterloo — lower than 58% of areas.

Waterloo12.8%
4673, QLD 9.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 39.7%.

Completed Year 12

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36.3% —

Lower than 73% 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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Waterloo splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (46%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 7%.

Year 10 39.7% Year 12 36.3% Year 9 or below 6.2% Year 11 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% —

Lower than 58% 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 Waterloo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 39.1% Bachelor degree 12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.7% Postgraduate degree 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management and Commerce, both at 17.2%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.5%.

Field of qualification

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Waterloo splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Management & commerce (24%), with Society & culture at 16%.

Engineering & related 17.2% Management & commerce 17.2% Society & culture 11.5% Health 10.3% Architecture & building 8.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.6% Education 3.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in terms of educational infrastructure than 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 Waterloo — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33006/waterloo/topic/education