40.6% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Innisplain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Innisplain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Innisplain compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is 18 points below the Australian figure. This gap extends to higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of residents have completed Year 12, a result far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 26.6% leaving after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Innisplain, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, half of those with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.8% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Innisplain, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Innisplain are spread across a few key fields. Agriculture and environment, health, and management and commerce each account for 11.8% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than typical schools in other areas. This school has an average advantage score of 950, which is lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Innisplain
1 school — 58 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rathdowney State School, Rathdowney | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 58 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Innisplain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31400/innisplain/topic/education