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Education & Qualifications in Dingo Beach

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

A gap of 34 percentage points separates Dingo Beach from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Only 25.3% of residents finished high school, and just 5.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are far below the state and national averages.

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

5.2% ▼ -15.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dingo Beach — lower than 88% of areas.

Dingo Beach5.2%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 25.3% of people finishing. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 40.3%.

Completed Year 12

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25.3% ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 92% 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 Dingo Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 10 40.3% Year 12 25.3% Year 9 or below 13.6% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with the typical resident holding a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 47.1% of qualifications. This helps explain why the 5.2% bachelor degree rate is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.2% ▼ -15.1%

Lower than 88% 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 Dingo Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 47.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.9% Postgraduate degree 5.7% Bachelor degree 5.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 30%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9%.

Field of qualification

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In Dingo Beach, the largest group is Engineering & related at 39%, followed by Management & commerce (17%) and Architecture & building (15%).

Engineering & related 30.0% Management & commerce 12.9% Architecture & building 11.4% Education 7.1% Health 5.7% Creative arts 5.7% Society & culture 4.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common feature for 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 Dingo Beach — 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 Dingo Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30847/dingo-beach/topic/education