31.9% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cardwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cardwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.9% of residents in Cardwell have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a community where fewer people have finished high school or earned university degrees compared to most other areas. Instead, a large proportion of adults hold practical trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 31.9% finishing Year 12. This is 27 percentage points below the Australian average, while the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 32.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cardwell splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 8.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 37.8% of the group.
8.5% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Cardwell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cardwell has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are much smaller than usual with an average size of 76 students. The local school system is exclusively government-run and primary-focused.
7.19
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cardwell
1 school — 76 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cardwell State School, Cardwell | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 76 | 932 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30537/cardwell/topic/education