30.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Webb · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Webb
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling and qualification levels in Webb have remained low over the last decade, with only 30.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a local trend where fewer people hold formal higher education certificates compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. About 26.4% of the population stopped at Year 10, and 21.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Webb splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (30%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 6.6% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are more common here, with 42.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.6% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Webb, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.3% and health at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most areas, with half being government run and a third being Catholic.
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).
351
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
904
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Webb
6 schools — 2,107 students, average ICSEA 904.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 137 | 749 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 148 | 814 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 951 | 889 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 414 | 982 |
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 117 | 771 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Webb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33018/webb/topic/education