57.9% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Railway Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Railway Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Seventeen schools are located within 3 kilometres of Railway Estate, which is more than 87% of similar areas. This high level of access to education is matched by a workforce where 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. The area generally aligns with state and national trends in basic schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Railway Estate, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 20.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is a little below the Queensland average and well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.2% of people.
20.3% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Railway Estate, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.8%, followed by society and culture at 14.0% and engineering at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a higher advantage score than those in most similar areas. Government schools make up 58.8% of the sector, with primary schools being the most common type.
4.12
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
532
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Railway Estate
17 schools — 9,038 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 179 | 916 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 841 | 924 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 204 | 842 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 111 | 866 |
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 95 | 909 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 663 | 1,024 |
| Townsville Central State School, North Ward | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 144 | 930 |
| Townsville Grammar School, North Ward | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,288 | 1,116 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 525 | 995 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 356 | 1,078 |
| Mundingburra State School, Mundingburra | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 506 | 965 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| Belgian Gardens State School, Belgian Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 595 | 1,055 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,465 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32384/railway-estate/topic/education