54.1% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yorkeys Knob · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yorkeys Knob
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of qualified adults in Yorkeys Knob hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more residents here have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas, the community still sits well below the national figure for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 54.1%, finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yorkeys Knob, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in five adults (19.8%) has a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.8% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Yorkeys Knob, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 14.9%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, more than about 79% of similar areas. Local schools are generally larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
2.63
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yorkeys Knob
7 schools — 4,227 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Yorkeys Knob State School, Yorkeys Knob | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 321 | 998 |
| Newman Catholic College, Smithfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 625 | 1,046 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School, Smithfield | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,135 | 983 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 572 | 1,058 |
| Caravonica State School, Caravonica | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 540 | 1,020 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 899 | 996 |
| Machans Beach State School, Machans Beach | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 135 | 944 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yorkeys Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33223/yorkeys-knob/topic/education