37.4% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goondi Bend · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goondi Bend
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.4% of residents in Goondi Bend have completed Year 12, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This gap is reflected in the local qualification levels, where very few adults hold university degrees. Education in the area is supported by a high number of nearby schools relative to the number of children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many residents finished school earlier, with 30.8% reaching Year 10 and 13.4% completing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goondi Bend, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of residents.
7.1% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Goondi Bend, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Goondi Bend most commonly studied engineering and related fields (18%), followed by management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. While there are 7.87 schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
7.87
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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 Goondi Bend
7 schools — 2,437 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 330 | 919 |
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 117 | 771 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 414 | 982 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 148 | 814 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 951 | 889 |
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 137 | 749 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goondi Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31200/goondi-bend/topic/education