36.4% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mighell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mighell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.4% of people in Mighell finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a community where a small number of residents have reached high levels of formal schooling or university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Queensland, with 23.2% of residents leaving after Year 10 and 20.2% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mighell, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Mighell, where only 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.3%.
10.9% ▲ +134.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Mighell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools within 3 km than 80% of similar places, though their average advantage score is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 62.5% of these facilities.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
308
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mighell
8 schools — 2,467 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 148 | 814 |
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 137 | 749 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 919 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 414 | 982 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 117 | 771 |
| Mundoo State School, Wangan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 30 | 901 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 951 | 889 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mighell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31831/mighell/topic/education