47.4% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Mackay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
East Mackay sits around the middle for its level when compared to similar areas, though it trails behind state and national trends. Only 47.4% of residents have completed Year 12, and bachelor degrees are far less common here than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure at 47.4%. This is well below the Queensland average, with about 23.9% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Mackay, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with 15.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 35.8%.
15.0% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 East Mackay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of qualification are Engineering at 19.5% and Management and Commerce at 14.4%, followed by Health and Society and Culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. The typical school size is 584 students, which is much higher than most areas.
1.55
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
584
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Mackay
8 schools — 4,675 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3
| Victoria Park State School, East Mackay | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 602 | 927 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Mackay South | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 384 | 1,050 |
| Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School, Mackay | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 75 | 811 |
| Mackay Central State School, Mackay | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 216 | 908 |
| St Patrick's College, Mackay | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,394 | 1,009 |
| Mackay State High School, South Mackay | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,254 | 936 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Mackay | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 349 | 1,016 |
| Mackay North State School, North Mackay | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 401 | 933 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30929/east-mackay/topic/education