51.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cannonvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cannonvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Steady educational patterns define Cannonvale, where about half of all residents have finished Year 12. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the state and national figures. The local workforce relies heavily on trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. This is higher than most similar areas, though 22.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cannonvale, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 35% of adults.
15.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Cannonvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications relate to Engineering (16.1%) and Management and commerce (15.2%). Other notable fields include Society and culture at 9.2% and Food, hospitality and personal services at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 590 students. There are only 1.62 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than other areas.
1.62
Lower than 79% 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).
590
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cannonvale
2 schools — 1,179 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Whitsunday Christian College, Cannonvale | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 421 | 1,015 |
| Cannonvale State School, Cannonvale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 758 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30521/cannonvale/topic/education