39.7% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millchester · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millchester
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 6.5% of adults in Millchester hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school and university compared to most other areas. The local education profile is defined by a high number of trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Queensland or across Australia, with only 39.7% of residents doing so. This is lower than most areas, and about 26.4% of people left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Millchester, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are far fewer here than in the rest of the state. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
6.5% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Millchester, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related trades at 17.6%, followed by education at 11.8% and health at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Millchester has a high number of schools for its size, with eight within 3km and 18.52 schools per 1,000 children. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
18.52
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Millchester
8 schools — 4,369 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 132 | 855 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 113 | 859 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 303 | 879 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 431 | 952 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 379 | 965 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 425 | 926 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 191 | 854 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31839/millchester/topic/education