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Education & Qualifications in Burrum Heads

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Forty percent of people in Burrum Heads left school after Year 10, making it an area with much lower formal education levels than most. Very few residents hold university degrees, and the community lacks local schools within a 3km radius.

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📍 Burrum Heads, Suburb / Locality

Where Burrum Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% ▲ +45.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burrum Heads — lower than 77% of areas.

Burrum Heads8.3%
4659, QLD 7.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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28.1% ▲ +28.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Burrum Heads, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 10 40.3% Year 12 28.1% Year 9 or below 15.8% Year 11 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 8.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% ▲ +45.0%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Burrum Heads, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 43.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Bachelor degree 10.9% Certificate I / II 3.0% Postgraduate degree 2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools 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).

Schools in and around Burrum Heads — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burrum Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30455/burrum-heads/topic/education