63.4% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Samford Village · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Samford Village
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees set Samford Village apart from most similar areas. About 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational profile is seen across the board, from high school completion to university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high 63.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is among the highest rates for this level in similar areas, although the figure fell 6.0 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Samford Village, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well-qualified, with 30.5% holding a bachelor degree or higher—well above the 26.3% national average. This is among the highest levels for this qualification in similar areas, despite a small fall of 2.7 points since 2011.
30.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Samford Village, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Samford Village are most common in management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8% and education at 13.1%.
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 Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321090/samford-village/topic/education