40.8% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Innisfail · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Innisfail
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Innisfail compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.8% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in Queensland or Australia. While these figures are low, there has been a steady climb in both school and university completions since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a significant improvement on 2011, when only 32.4% had completed high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Innisfail, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 36.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.6% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Innisfail, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Innisfail has 8 schools, which is among the largest number for areas of this size. While the average school size is small, there are 4.54 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.54
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
2,482
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
310
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 90% 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 Innisfail
9 schools — 2,512 students, average ICSEA 904.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 117 | 771 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 0.2 km | 414 | 982 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 951 | 889 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 148 | 814 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 919 |
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 137 | 749 |
| Flying Fish Point State School, Flying Fish Point | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 45 | 803 |
| Mundoo State School, Wangan | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 30 | 901 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031159/innisfail/topic/education