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Education & Qualifications in Hideaway Bay

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

Hideaway Bay sits around the middle of similar areas for education levels, though it trails behind state and national figures. Fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, and only 17% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Hideaway Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Hideaway Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hideaway Bay — higher than 59% of areas.

Hideaway Bay17.0%
4800, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 30.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.3% —

Lower than 52% 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 Hideaway Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (9%).

Year 12 44.3% Year 10 30.5% Year 9 or below 8.4% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The 17% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.0% —

Higher than 59% 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 Hideaway Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 36.7% Bachelor degree 17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.1% Postgraduate degree 7.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 19.5%, followed by Health at 11.7% and Architecture and building at 9.4%.

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 smaller number than 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 Hideaway Bay — 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 Hideaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31328/hideaway-bay/topic/education