45.5% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mackay Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mackay Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mackay Harbour finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with a gap of 13 percentage points. While the area has a higher rate of university degrees than many similar places, it still sits well below the national and state figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 23.9% of people reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mackay Harbour, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.7% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Mackay Harbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 21.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas of this level.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
533
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mackay Harbour
17 schools — 9,058 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Mackay | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 349 | 1,016 |
| Mackay North State School, North Mackay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 401 | 933 |
| Mackay Christian College, North Mackay | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 879 | 1,000 |
| St Patrick's College, Mackay | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,394 | 1,009 |
| Victoria Park State School, East Mackay | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 602 | 927 |
| Pioneer State High School, Andergrove | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 536 | 875 |
| Mackay North State High School, North Mackay | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,253 | 958 |
| Andergrove State School, Andergrove | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 270 | 887 |
| Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School, Mackay | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 75 | 811 |
| Whitsunday Anglican School, Beaconsfield | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,151 | 1,102 |
| Mackay Central State School, Mackay | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 216 | 908 |
| Fitzgerald State School, North Mackay | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 632 | 955 |
| Slade Point State School, Slade Point | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 204 | 850 |
| MacKillop Catholic Primary School, Andergrove | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 149 | 990 |
| Mackay District Special School, Beaconsfield | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 82 | 949 |
| Beaconsfield State School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 481 | 924 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Mackay South | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 384 | 1,050 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31725/mackay-harbour/topic/education