36.3% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kinka Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kinka Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Kinka Beach have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 36.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where degrees are less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Queensland or Australia, with only 36.3% of people reaching that milestone. Many residents left school earlier, as 29.8% finished at Year 10 and 14.2% stopped at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kinka Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kinka Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than the average school size for most similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 950, which is lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
499
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kinka Beach
1 school — 499 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Emu Park State School, Emu Park | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 499 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kinka Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31549/kinka-beach/topic/education