42.7% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chatsworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chatsworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Chatsworth have reached higher education, with only 11.8% of adults holding a university degree. This low rate of advanced schooling is a key feature of the area's educational profile, which sits far below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in most other areas. Only 42.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chatsworth, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common achievement, with 45.3% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This focus on vocational training is consistent with the low number of bachelor degrees in the area.
11.8% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Chatsworth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by five schools within 3km, a higher number than about 75% of similar places. These schools are mostly government-run and larger than the usual school size for this level.
3.62
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
515
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chatsworth
5 schools — 2,575 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Chatsworth State School, Chatsworth | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 221 | 938 |
| Two Mile State School, Two Mile | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 92 | 913 |
| Victory College, Gympie | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 851 | 1,026 |
| James Nash State High School, Gympie | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,027 | 976 |
| Gympie West State School, Gympie | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 384 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30586/chatsworth/topic/education