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Innisfail · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Innisfail

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

Only 39.2% of people in Innisfail finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While the town has seen a steady increase in school and university completion since 2011, it remains an area where fewer residents hold formal degrees compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Innisfail sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% ▲ +52.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Innisfail — lower than 59% of areas.

Innisfail10.0%
4860, QLD 10.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates rose by 8.4 points since 2011 to reach 39.2%, though this remains far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents finished Year 10, while 17.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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39.2% ▲ +27.1%

Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Innisfail, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 12 39.2% Year 10 24.5% Year 9 or below 17.6% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.0% ▲ +52.1%

Lower than 59% of urban centre 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 fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14%, followed by management and commerce at 12.5%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314013/innisfail/topic/education