82.0% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 77.4%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mackenzie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mackenzie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Mackenzie hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This academic achievement is clear in the workforce, where over 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for the area, with 82% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mackenzie, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is very high here, as 40.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
40.5% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 Mackenzie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mackenzie has 10 schools within 3km, more than about 82% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, and 60% are government-run.
3.69
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
961
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mackenzie
10 schools — 9,611 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Sinai College, Burbank | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 28 | 1,118 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 520 | 1,110 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mackenzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31726/mackenzie/topic/education