39.2% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ayr · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ayr
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling and qualification levels in Ayr have stayed well below state and national figures. Only 39.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 39.2% of people finishing school. Roughly 28% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 15.1% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ayr, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, with many residents instead holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.7% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Ayr, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 22.1%. Management and commerce follow at 11.7%, while education and health both account for around 8% to 9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ayr has nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, though the average school size is smaller than in most other areas.
5.02
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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).
222
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ayr
9 schools — 1,997 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 293 | 989 |
| East Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 500 | 952 |
| St Francis Catholic School, Ayr | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 222 | 1,007 |
| Burdekin Christian College, Ayr | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 380 | 949 |
| Ayr State High School, Ayr | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 497 | 925 |
| Burdekin School, Ayr | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 19 | 945 |
| Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 60 | 763 |
| Kalamia State School, Brandon | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 15 | 883 |
| Maidavale State School, Airville | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 11 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ayr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30110/ayr/topic/education