42.0% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garbutt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Garbutt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Garbutt have remained largely consistent with its role as a working hub, though qualifications remain low. Only 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce that leans more towards practical and trade-based training than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower here than elsewhere, with only 42% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garbutt, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 34.6% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are far less common here than in the rest of Australia.
11.0% ▲ +76.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Garbutt, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 14%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.1% and Management and Commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Garbutt has 28 schools within 3km, which is among the highest number for an area of this level. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 545 students.
2.97
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
545
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Garbutt
28 schools — 15,261 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Garbutt State School, Garbutt | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 78 | 775 |
| Cleveland Education and Training Centre, Rowes Bay | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 98 | 720 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 430 | 904 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 442 | 871 |
| Belgian Gardens State School, Belgian Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 595 | 1,055 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 132 | 772 |
| Calvary Christian College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,128 | 1,020 |
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 27 | 967 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 715 | 862 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,465 | 987 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 204 | 842 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 111 | 866 |
| Townsville Grammar School, North Ward | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,288 | 1,116 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 366 | 870 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 423 | 838 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| Townsville Central State School, North Ward | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 144 | 930 |
| Mundingburra State School, Mundingburra | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 506 | 965 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 841 | 924 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 356 | 1,078 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 698 | 927 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 592 | 910 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garbutt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31098/garbutt/topic/education