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Education & Qualifications in Conway Beach

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

A gap of 40 percentage points separates the number of people who finished Year 12 in Conway Beach from the national figure. This is an area where few residents hold high-level academic degrees, making it a place with much lower formal education levels than the state or national averages.

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Where Conway Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Conway Beach — lower than 86% of areas.

Conway Beach5.7%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 19.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 38.2%.

Completed Year 12

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19.1% —

Lower than 99% 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 Conway Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (22%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 10 38.2% Year 12 19.1% Year 9 or below 17.6% Year 11 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 5.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 22.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.7% —

Lower than 86% 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 Conway Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 22.2% Bachelor degree 11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most popular field is Architecture and Building at 19.4%. Health, Education, and Food and Hospitality services each account for 8.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Conway Beach, the largest group is Architecture & building at 44%, followed by Health (19%) and Education (19%).

Architecture & building 19.4% Health 8.3% Education 8.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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).

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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 Conway Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30669/conway-beach/topic/education