59.4% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Main Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Main Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Main Beach have a university degree now than in 2011, with 28% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This represents a well-educated population that sits above both the state and national figures. This trend toward higher learning is matched by a rise in high school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure. This is a significant jump from 2011, when only 51.7% of the community had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Main Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is more qualified than most, with 28% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 21.9% seen across Queensland, and a further 9.4% of residents have postgraduate degrees.
28.0% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Main Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by health at 12.3% and society and culture at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than in about 68% of similar places.
12
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
Schools serving Main Beach
12 schools — 9,873 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 238 | 993 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 90 | 935 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 665 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101269/main-beach/topic/education