Emerald
Queensland · Central Highlands (Qld) · Central Queensland
This profile uses the ABS Emerald statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Emerald is a locality in the Central Highlands (Qld) area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Emerald SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Emerald SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Emerald
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 Emerald
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment5,463ICSEA960
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment847ICSEA945
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment697ICSEA999
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment482ICSEA1021
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment364ICSEA948
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment323ICSEA990
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment314ICSEA878
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment295ICSEA948
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment107ICSEA996
- Special · Independent · Years 7-10Enrolment23ICSEA904
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBorilla Community Kindergarten (Emerald)Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Emerald
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning EmeraldCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Emerald
- Meeting NQSFirst 5 YearsCentre-Based Care · 93 places · Emerald
- Meeting NQSEmerald Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 83 places · Emerald
- Meeting NQSC&K Emerald South Community Childcare CentreCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Emerald
- Meeting NQSEmerald Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Emerald
- Meeting NQSEmerald World Of LearningCentre-Based Care · 74 places · Emerald
- Meeting NQSECC Little GemsCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Emerald
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 4
- Supermarkets
- 5
- Parks
- 30
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Emerald SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+83Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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