57.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Trinity Park · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education than most similar areas define Trinity Park. More than one in five adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and the typical resident is more likely to have finished Year 12 than people in most other nearby places.
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 state and national figures.
57.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Trinity Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 21.0% of adults, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 34.2%.
21.0% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Trinity Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering at 14.7% and health at 14.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3km, though this is much lower per 1,000 children than most areas. The schools here are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 710 students.
1.24
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
710
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
5 schools — 3,552 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School, Smithfield | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,135 | 983 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 572 | 1,058 |
| Newman Catholic College, Smithfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 625 | 1,046 |
| Yorkeys Knob State School, Yorkeys Knob | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 321 | 998 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 899 | 996 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Trinity Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32873/trinity-park/topic/education