41.7% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mareeba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mareeba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Mareeba finished high school, which shapes the local workforce and educational landscape. This is a community where vocational training is common, but the number of residents with university degrees is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About a quarter of the population finished Year 10, while 15% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, with Certificate III and IV being the most typical qualification at 35.4%.
11.4% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Mareeba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 15.4% and management and commerce at 13.0%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mareeba has larger schools than most areas, with an average size of 436 students. There are six schools within 3km of the center, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
1.84
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
436
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mareeba
6 schools — 2,616 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| St Stephen's Catholic College, Mareeba | Catholic | Secondary | 9.4 km | 652 | 1,041 |
| St Thomas' School, Mareeba | Catholic | Primary | 10.1 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Mareeba State School, Mareeba | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 695 | 855 |
| Mareeba State High School, Mareeba | Government | Secondary | 10.8 km | 721 | 886 |
| Walkamin State School, Walkamin | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| Biboohra State School, Biboohra | Government | Primary | 17.0 km | 72 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31763/mareeba/topic/education