Carpentaria
Queensland · Outback - North · Queensland - Outback
This profile uses the ABS Carpentaria statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Carpentaria is a locality in the Outback - North area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Carpentaria SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Carpentaria SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Carpentaria
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Carpentaria
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-10Enrolment353ICSEA666
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-10Enrolment181ICSEA660
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-10Enrolment149ICSEA702
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-11Enrolment111ICSEA707
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment29ICSEA729
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment15ICSEA885
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSPormpuraaw State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Pormpuraaw
- Meeting NQSCarpentaria Kindergarten Association Inc.Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Normanton
- Meeting NQSDoomadgee State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Doomadgee
- Meeting NQSKarumba Childrens CentreCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Karumba
- Meeting NQSAurukun State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Aurukun
- Working Towards NQSNormanton Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Normanton
- Working Towards NQSPormpur Paanthu Long Day CareCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Pormpuraaw
- Working Towards NQSCoen KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Coen
- Not yet ratedKowanyama State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Kowanyama
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 11
- Train stations
- 5
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Carpentaria SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+57Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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