30.7% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mirriwinni · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mirriwinni
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Mirriwinni, held by 35.5% of adults. The area has a much lower level of formal schooling and higher degrees than the state and national figures. This profile reflects a community where most residents have focused on practical training rather than university.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mirriwinni splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is much lower than most other areas.
7.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Mirriwinni, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by Education at 12.1% and Health at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mirriwinni has 12.2 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, these schools are typically smaller than average and have a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
12.20
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
108
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
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 Mirriwinni
3 schools — 323 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Mirriwinni State School, Mirriwinni | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 16 | 1,026 |
| Babinda State School, Babinda | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 280 | 931 |
| St Rita's School, Babinda | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 27 | 900 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mirriwinni [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31861/mirriwinni/topic/education