38.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morinish · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of qualified adults in Morinish hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the community has a strong base of vocational training, school completion rates are far below the national average.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas.
38.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Morinish, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the population, which is well below the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
13.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Morinish, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Postgraduate degree is next at 19%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 31.0%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 17.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morinish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31920/morinish/topic/education