34.4% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Babinda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Babinda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Babinda have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 34.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is 24 points below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much lower than most areas, with only 34.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Babinda splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 41.6% of the community holds a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% ▲ +89.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Babinda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed by education at 10.5% and society and culture at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Babinda has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is smaller. The two schools within 3km are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
9.43
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
154
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Babinda
2 schools — 307 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Rita's School, Babinda | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 27 | 900 |
| Babinda State School, Babinda | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 280 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
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/sal/SAL30111/babinda/topic/education