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Education & Qualifications in Wattle Grove

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

Educational attainment in Wattle Grove has remained generally lower than state and national levels. Only 39% of residents have finished Year 12, and just 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Wattle Grove sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattle Grove — lower than 68% of areas.

Wattle Grove10.6%
4610, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 39%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 35% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 19.5% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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39.0% —

Lower than 66% 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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Wattle Grove splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.

Year 12 39.0% Year 10 35.1% Year 9 or below 19.5% Year 11 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by only 10.6% of adults—far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.6% —

Lower than 68% 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 Wattle Grove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 36.4% Bachelor degree 20.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most frequent fields are engineering and related subjects at 27.3%, followed by management and commerce at 25% and health at 18.2%.

Field of qualification

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Wattle Grove splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Management & commerce (25%), with Health at 18%.

Engineering & related 27.3% Management & commerce 25.0% Health 18.2% Society & culture 11.4% Agriculture & environment 9.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation than in 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).

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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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33010/wattle-grove/topic/education