32.3% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 34% of qualified adults in Mitchell hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. The town has a much lower rate of formal schooling and higher degrees than both the state and national figures. This is reflected in a workforce with a strong focus on trade and practical certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mitchell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 7.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
7.3% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Mitchell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 10.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than in most areas, with an average size of 74 students. There are 10.87 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas.
10.87
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
74
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
851
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitchell
2 schools — 147 students, average ICSEA 851.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Patrick's Primary School, Mitchell | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 29 | 875 |
| Mitchell State School, Mitchell | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 118 | 845 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31865/mitchell/topic/education