State School opened on 23 January 1967 in Poinsettia Street (). It is now within the boundaries of Inala. Inala Special School opened on 26 August 1968. On 1 January 2007 it was renamed Western Suburbs State Special School. Inala State High School opened on 30 January 1962. It closed on 15 December 1995 to amalgamate with Richlands State High School to create Glenala State High School on the Inala State High School site. Despite the name, Inala State High School was in neighbouring Durack on the north-east corner of Glenala Road and Hampton Street. In the , Inala had a population of 14,849 people, 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The median age of the Inala population was 34 years, 3 years below the Australian median. 45.9% of people living in Inala were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were 19.4% Vietnam, 3.1% New Zealand, 2.0% Samoa and 1.9% England. 39.8% of people spoke only English at home. Inala had the largest Buddhist community (2,055 people; 13.8%) and the largest Vietnamese Australian community (4,446 people; 30.0%) of any suburb in Queensland. Education Inala State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Rosemary Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 539 students with 40 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Serviceton South State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 59 Lorikeet Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 364 students with 34 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Richlands East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 99 Poinsettia Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 555 students with 43 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Mark's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 92 Lilac Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 487 students with 38 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Inala Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 79 Poinsettia Street (). It is operated by Edmund