56.8% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Townsville · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Townsville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range educational outcomes define Townsville, where schooling and degree rates sit around the middle for similar areas. The most striking shift is a huge jump in qualifications, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach 23.1%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 16 points since 2011 to 56.8%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. This is a little below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Townsville, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.1% of the population, which is a little above the Queensland average. However, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.1% ▲ +219.8%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 Townsville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.6% and engineering at 14.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Townsville has 2.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Most students attend government schools (57.1%), and the average school size is 455 students.
2.52
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 54% of state electorate 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).
9,547
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
455
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Townsville
21 schools — 9,547 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Bwgcolman Community School, Palm Island | Government | Combined | 23.3 km | 315 | 675 |
| St Michael's Catholic School, Palm Island | Catholic | Primary | 23.3 km | 127 | 646 |
| Magnetic Island State School, Nelly Bay | Government | Primary | 31.7 km | 123 | 1,027 |
| Cleveland Education and Training Centre, Rowes Bay | Government | Combined | 38.1 km | 98 | 720 |
| Belgian Gardens State School, Belgian Gardens | Government | Primary | 38.5 km | 595 | 1,055 |
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 39.0 km | 27 | 967 |
| Townsville Grammar School, North Ward | Independent | Secondary | 39.0 km | 1,288 | 1,116 |
| Townsville Central State School, North Ward | Government | Primary | 39.1 km | 144 | 930 |
| Garbutt State School, Garbutt | Government | Primary | 39.1 km | 78 | 775 |
| Calvary Christian College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 39.2 km | 1,128 | 1,020 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 39.4 km | 663 | 1,024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 39.5 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 40.5 km | 111 | 866 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 40.7 km | 204 | 842 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 40.9 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 40.9 km | 95 | 909 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 41.3 km | 841 | 924 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 41.5 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 41.6 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 41.7 km | 179 | 916 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 42.2 km | 1,465 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/education