58.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clifton Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 24% of adults in Clifton Beach hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This creates a well-educated profile for the suburb, where the typical resident is more likely to have completed Year 12 than in most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average and about the same as the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clifton Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 23.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average, though it sits a little below the national figure.
23.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 Clifton Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is among the largest of its kind for this level of location.
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).
899
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clifton Beach
1 school — 899 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 899 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30625/clifton-beach/topic/education