Cinnabar · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cinnabar

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 21 percentage points separates Cinnabar from the Australian average in Year 12 completions. This sparsely populated area sees far fewer residents finishing high school or holding university degrees compared to both Queensland and the rest of the country.

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📍 Cinnabar, Suburb / Locality

Where Cinnabar sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.9% ▲ +34.9%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cinnabar — lower than 78% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Cinnabar7.9%
4600, QLD 6.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 40.9%.

37.9% ▲ +39.8%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 37.9%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Cinnabar splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (46%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 7%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with bachelor degrees or higher held by just 7.9% of adults. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 27.8%.

7.9% ▲ +34.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Cinnabar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Bachelor degree (23%).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 16.7%, followed by engineering and management and commerce, which both sit at 8.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Cinnabar, the largest group is Society & culture at 50%, followed by Engineering & related (25%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Cinnabar has one government combined school, though its average advantage score of 934 is much lower than most areas. The average school size of 112 is also lower than in similar areas.

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).

934

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Cinnabar

1 school — 112 students, average ICSEA 934.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1

Schools serving Cinnabar, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Kilkivan State School, Kilkivan Government Combined 10.6 km 112 934

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cinnabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30609/cinnabar/topic/education