42.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McKinlay · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in McKinlay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in McKinlay, held by 32.9% of adults. The area has far fewer people with university degrees than the national average, though the percentage of people finishing high school has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a slight increase from 2011, when the rate was 40.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McKinlay, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
8.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 McKinlay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in McKinlay most often studied engineering and related fields (13.8%), followed by health (8.9%) and management and commerce (8.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one government primary school. It is among the smallest of its kind with only 38 enrolments, and its average advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.94
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
38
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McKinlay
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Julia Creek State School, Julia Creek | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 919 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McKinlay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34800/mckinlay/topic/education