43.2% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Innisfail Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Innisfail Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Innisfail Estate has seen little change over the last decade, but remains low compared to the rest of the country. Just 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the Queensland and Australian averages. About 23.5% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Innisfail Estate, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.8% of adults holding one, which is far below the state average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of residents.
10.8% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Innisfail Estate, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 14.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Most of these schools are government-run and primary-focused.
3.34
Lower than 54% 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).
310
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
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 Innisfail Estate
8 schools — 2,482 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 951 | 889 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 117 | 771 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 414 | 982 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 148 | 814 |
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 137 | 749 |
| Flying Fish Point State School, Flying Fish Point | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 45 | 803 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 330 | 919 |
Sources
More for Innisfail Estate
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Innisfail Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31399/innisfail-estate/topic/education