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Grasstree Beach · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Grasstree Beach

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

Just 37.6% of people in Grasstree Beach have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in most other areas.

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📍 Grasstree Beach, Suburb / Locality

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

10.2% ▲ +32.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grasstree Beach — lower than 70% of areas.

Grasstree Beach10.2%
4740, QLD 13.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low here, with only 37.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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37.6% ▲ +17.8%

Lower than 70% 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 Grasstree Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 37.6% Year 10 31.2% Year 9 or below 13.1% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 46.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.2% ▲ +32.9%

Lower than 70% 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 Grasstree Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 46.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Bachelor degree 12.0% Postgraduate degree 3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9% Certificate I / II 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 25.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.

Schools

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

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

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 Grasstree 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 Grasstree Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31231/grasstree-beach/topic/education