58.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Airlie Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Airlie Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 4.4 percentage points separates Airlie Beach from the national figure for bachelor degrees, despite other strong educational markers. While 21.9% of adults hold a university degree, the area sees a much higher rate of Year 12 completion than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 58.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Airlie Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, matching the state average but sitting well below the national figure. Trade qualifications are common, with 25.7% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
21.9% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Airlie Beach splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is a government school and is among the largest for its level.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
758
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Airlie Beach
1 school — 758 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cannonvale State School, Cannonvale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 758 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Airlie Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30016/airlie-beach/topic/education