47.9% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Townview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Townview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 41% of qualified adults in Townview hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have completed some training, the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Townview finished high school than in most of the country, with 47.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Townview, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
12.8% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Townview, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 23.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Townview
13 schools — 3,623 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 35 | 877 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 217 | 887 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 434 | 978 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 211 | 791 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 140 | 858 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 926 | 866 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 387 | 927 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 53 | 736 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 257 | 727 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 266 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Townview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32868/townview/topic/education