38.6% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Babinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Babinda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Babinda have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 38.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common, the number of people with higher qualifications has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, though it rose 5.6 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 30% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Babinda, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40% of the population.
10.8% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Babinda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by management and commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Babinda has seven schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, though the average school size is among the lowest with 59 students. Most of these are government-run primary schools.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.00
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
415
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
59
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Babinda
18 schools — 4,239 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Bellenden Ker State School, Bellenden Ker | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 6 | 909 |
| St Rita's School, Babinda | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 27 | 900 |
| Babinda State School, Babinda | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 280 | 931 |
| Mirriwinni State School, Mirriwinni | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 16 | 1,026 |
| McDonnell Creek State School, Fishery Falls | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 10 | 1,010 |
| Bartle Frere State School, Bartle Frere | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 4 | — |
| Aloomba State School, Aloomba | Government | Primary | 24.1 km | 72 | 972 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 25.7 km | 330 | 919 |
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 25.9 km | 117 | 771 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 26.0 km | 951 | 889 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 26.2 km | 414 | 982 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 26.2 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Flying Fish Point State School, Flying Fish Point | Government | Primary | 26.3 km | 45 | 803 |
| St Michael's School, Gordonvale | Catholic | Primary | 28.0 km | 279 | 993 |
| Gordonvale State School, Gordonvale | Government | Primary | 28.6 km | 403 | 886 |
| Gordonvale State High School, Gordonvale | Government | Secondary | 29.2 km | 623 | 883 |
| Cairns Adventist College, Gordonvale | Independent | Combined | 29.5 km | 63 | 885 |
| Djarragun College, Gordonvale | Independent | Combined | 30.1 km | 259 | 683 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Babinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031158/babinda/topic/education