74.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Castaways Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Castaways Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest levels of education in the region, Castaways Beach is an area where 41% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. High school completion is also very strong here, with 74% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%, with 74% of residents reaching this milestone. Only 3.3% of people have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Castaways Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is far above the Australian average, with 41% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 10.8% with postgraduate degrees and 15.9% with an advanced diploma or diploma.
41.0% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 41.0%
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 Castaways Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by health at 15.9% and education at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools have much higher average sizes and advantage scores than most other areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
570
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Castaways Beach
5 schools — 2,849 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Sunshine Beach State High School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,405 | 1,043 |
| Noosa Flexible School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 102 | 958 |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 578 | 1,086 |
| Montessori Noosa, Sunshine Beach | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 58 | 1,057 |
| Sunshine Beach State School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 706 | 1,083 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Castaways Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30558/castaways-beach/topic/education