43.6% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sundown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sundown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Sundown have remained steady, though the area still sees far fewer people finishing high school than the national average. Only 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, while a high proportion of the local workforce holds trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 43.6%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. Nearly 30% of residents finished Year 10, and another 13.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sundown, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well below the state's 21.9%. Instead, trade qualifications are a mainstay, with 42.4% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.3% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Sundown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 27.3%, followed by management and commerce at 19.7%. Health-related studies make up 15.2% of the mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Six schools are located within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run and primary-focused, though they have a much lower advantage score than most areas.
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).
383
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sundown
6 schools — 2,300 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 117 | 771 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 951 | 889 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 414 | 982 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 330 | 919 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 148 | 814 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sundown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32691/sundown/topic/education