55.1% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Burleigh compared to most similar areas. While over half the population has finished Year 12, the number of people with a bachelor degree or higher is just 6.1%, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.1% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but sits a little below the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the bachelor degree rate far below both the state and national averages. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24% of adults.
6.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Burleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Burleigh are most often linked to agriculture and the environment (16%) or health (12%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is sparsely populated for education, with no schools located within 3 km.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30444/burleigh/topic/education