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Education & Qualifications in Foreshores

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

A gap of 27 percentage points separates the national year 12 completion rate from that of Foreshores, where only 31.9% of residents finished school. This highlights a community with much lower formal education levels than most other areas. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Foreshores sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.1% —

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

Foreshores5.1%
4678, QLD 6.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 31.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. The remaining residents finished school at Year 10 or below, or somewhere in between.

Completed Year 12

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31.9% —

Lower than 84% 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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Foreshores splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 11 at 17%.

Year 12 31.9% Year 10 31.9% Year 11 16.8% Year 9 or below 16.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 5.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, nearly half of the qualified population holds a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.1% —

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 Foreshores, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 48.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6% Bachelor degree 8.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related studies at 35.3%. Other notable fields include Management and commerce at 11.8% and Health at 10.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Foreshores, Engineering & related is the majority at 52%; Management & commerce is next at 17%.

Engineering & related 35.3% Management & commerce 11.8% Health 10.3% Education 5.9% Architecture & building 4.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Foreshores — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Foreshores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31060/foreshores/topic/education