31.7% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pink Lily · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pink Lily
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Pink Lily hold a Certificate III or IV, making vocational training the most common qualification. This reflects a community where few people have finished high school or university, with only 4.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most areas, with 32.3% of people listing Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →Pink Lily splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 11 at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 4.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and much lower than most similar areas.
4.6% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Pink Lily, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 15.7%, followed by Architecture and building at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pink Lily has more schools within 3km than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than usual, with an average size of 639 students.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
639
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pink Lily
13 schools — 8,305 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wandal | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 366 | 1,026 |
| Rockhampton State High School, Wandal | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,256 | 910 |
| The Hall State School, Wandal | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 309 | 936 |
| Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 362 | 903 |
| Park Avenue State School, Park Avenue | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 163 | 864 |
| The Rockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,472 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Park Avenue | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 341 | 990 |
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 405 | 1,022 |
| Glenmore State School, Kawana | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 351 | 841 |
| Glenmore State High School, Kawana | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 646 | 910 |
| Heights College, North Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 1,040 | 1,009 |
| Kingsley College, Berserker | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 274 | 966 |
| Emmaus College, Park Avenue | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,320 | 997 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pink Lily [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32329/pink-lily/topic/education