64.0% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smithfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten adults in Smithfield have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of school completion is paired with a strong lean toward trade and professional qualifications, making the area more educated than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 64% of residents finished Year 12, a result that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Only 5.1% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smithfield, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the state average but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32% of residents.
21.9% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Smithfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most in similar areas, with an average size of 682 students. While there are six schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
682
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
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 Smithfield
6 schools — 4,092 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Newman Catholic College, Smithfield | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 625 | 1,046 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School, Smithfield | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,135 | 983 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 572 | 1,058 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 899 | 996 |
| Caravonica State School, Caravonica | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 540 | 1,020 |
| Yorkeys Knob State School, Yorkeys Knob | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 321 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32579/smithfield/topic/education