58.6% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inverness · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Inverness
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher rate of high school completion than most similar areas helps define the educational landscape in Inverness. About 58.6% of residents have finished Year 12, and more than one in five adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This creates a well-qualified local population with a diverse range of professional skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is a little above the Queensland figure at 58.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This matches the national average, with only 6.7% of people leaving school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Inverness, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are very common, with 39.9% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
21.1% ▲ +224.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Inverness, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several professional fields, led by Engineering at 25.0%. Other common areas of study include Management and commerce at 16.7% and Health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Six schools are located within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
622
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Inverness
6 schools — 3,734 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Catholic 3 · Government 3
By type: Secondary 3 · Primary 3
| St Brendan's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 0.2 km | 1,034 | 994 |
| Yeppoon State School, Yeppoon | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 301 | 945 |
| Yeppoon State High School, Yeppoon | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,062 | 958 |
| St Ursula's College, Yeppoon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 606 | 1,014 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, Yeppoon | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 370 | 1,052 |
| Farnborough State School, Farnborough | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 361 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inverness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31404/inverness/topic/education