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Education & Qualifications in Rubyvale

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Rubyvale (L), where 35.7% of adults hold one. The area has very low rates of higher education and secondary school completion compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Rubyvale, Urban Centre

Where Rubyvale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.7% ▲ +91.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Rubyvale — lower than 91% of areas.

Rubyvale4.7%
4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 23.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is among the lowest levels of school completion in similar areas, although the rate rose 5.9 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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23.1% ▲ +34.4%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rubyvale, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 10 31.3% Year 12 23.1% Year 9 or below 16.3% Year 11 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with bachelor degrees or higher held by just 4.7% of adults. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion of people with these degrees rose slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.7% ▲ +91.5%

Lower than 91% of urban centre 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 Rubyvale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 35.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.4% Bachelor degree 6.6% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 17.8%, followed by architecture and building at 6.6%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rubyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321089/rubyvale/topic/education