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Traeger · State Electorate

Education & Qualifications in Traeger

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just 41.6% of people in Traeger have finished Year 12, a figure that has dropped by 25 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area's school completion rate far lower than both Queensland and Australia. Education levels across the board have declined significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Traeger, State Electorate

Where Traeger sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.4% ▼ -63.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Traeger — lower than 88% of areas.

Traeger11.4%
Rest of Qld 17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of people stopped at Year 10, while 12.3% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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41.6% ▼ -37.1%

Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Traeger, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 41.6% Year 10 24.7% Year 9 or below 12.3% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.4% of the population, far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 31.3% held such a qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.4% ▼ -63.4%

Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 20.2%, followed by management and commerce at 10.3%. Other notable fields include health, education, and society and culture.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Traeger has some of the highest number of schools per 1,000 children, with 45 schools within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size of 218 is much lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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45

Higher than 88% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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890

Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Traeger

45 schools — 9,811 students, average ICSEA 890.

By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3

By type: Primary 27 · Combined 13 · Secondary 5
Croydon State School, Croydon Government Primary 109.2 km 29 787
Forsayth State School, Forsayth Government Primary 113.3 km 4 —
Georgetown State School, Georgetown Government Primary 128.6 km 47 930
Richmond State School, Richmond Government Combined 188.3 km 111 885
Julia Creek State School, Julia Creek Government Primary 198.2 km 38 919
Mount Surprise State School, Mount Surprise Government Primary 203.6 km 15 862
Normanton State School, Normanton Government Combined 231.2 km 149 702
Gulf Christian College, Normanton Independent Combined 231.2 km 111 707
Greenvale State School, Greenvale Government Primary 243.0 km 12 851
Hughenden State School, Hughenden Government Combined 251.1 km 115 891
St Francis Catholic School, Hughenden Catholic Primary 251.5 km 32 993
Karumba State School, Karumba Government Primary 264.1 km 15 885
Prairie State School, Prairie Government Primary 282.1 km 13 1,017
St Joseph's Catholic School, Cloncurry Catholic Combined 288.0 km 188 979
Cloncurry State School P-12, Cloncurry Government Combined 288.2 km 289 802
Cameron Downs State School, Tangorin Government Primary 303.4 km 10 1,010
Pentland State School, Pentland Government Primary 326.2 km 19 887
Homestead State School, Homestead Government Primary 342.5 km 4 —
Burketown State School, Burketown Government Primary 362.7 km 29 729
Sunset State School, Sunset Government Primary 375.8 km 257 727
Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset Catholic Secondary 375.9 km 53 736
Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer Government Combined 376.3 km 35 877
St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa Catholic Primary 376.4 km 140 858
Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer Government Combined 376.5 km 175 1,009
Townview State School, Townview Government Primary 377.3 km 209 776
Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill Government Primary 377.6 km 266 935
Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa Catholic Secondary 377.9 km 434 978
Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa Government Primary 378.2 km 211 791
Healy State School, Healy Government Primary 378.4 km 217 887
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside Government Secondary 379.2 km 926 866
St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa Catholic Primary 379.4 km 313 1,010
Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley Government Primary 379.4 km 387 927
Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers Independent Combined 390.8 km 379 965
Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City Government Secondary 391.3 km 303 879
Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill Government Primary 391.4 km 191 854
Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City Government Primary 391.7 km 113 859
Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers Catholic Secondary 392.1 km 425 926
Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester Government Combined 392.5 km 2,395 948
All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers Independent Combined 392.6 km 431 952
Millchester State School, Millchester Government Primary 393.2 km 132 855
Doomadgee State School, Doomadgee Government Combined 425.2 km 353 666
Dajarra State School, Dajarra Government Primary 437.7 km 16 632
Ravenswood State School, Ravenswood Government Primary 455.3 km 7 916
Mornington Island State School, Wellesley Islands Government Combined 457.7 km 181 660
Camooweal State School, Camooweal Government Primary 485.6 km 32 723

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Traeger [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30089/traeger/topic/education