42.4% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cullinane · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cullinane
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification rates than most similar areas mark Cullinane, where only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Many residents have left school early, with only 42.4% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, as only 42.4% of residents finished Year 12. For those who didn't finish, 25.5% stopped at Year 10 and 18.7% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cullinane, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher sitting far below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of people.
10.5% ▲ +115.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Cullinane, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.5% and engineering at 16.1%. Education (12%) and health (9.1%) also make up a significant share of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Seven schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
348
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cullinane
7 schools — 2,437 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 117 | 771 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 414 | 982 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 951 | 889 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 330 | 919 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 148 | 814 |
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 137 | 749 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cullinane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30765/cullinane/topic/education