33.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Tully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Tully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Limited formal schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Lower Tully. Only 33.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest levels of higher education in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country. While 33.8% completed Year 12, another 36.5% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lower Tully splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (45%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, many people hold trade qualifications, with 30.3% having a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lower Tully, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Certificate I / II (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a mix of fields, with 18.2% in engineering and 12.1% each in education and food or hospitality services.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one small government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools in similar 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lower Tully
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lower Tully State School, Lower Tully | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 32 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Tully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31695/lower-tully/topic/education