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Lower Beechmont · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Lower Beechmont

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

Over 60% of people in Lower Beechmont have completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure. This creates a highly educated profile for the area, where a quarter of adults hold a university degree or higher.

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📍 Lower Beechmont, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Beechmont sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.5% ▲ +49.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Beechmont — higher than 75% of areas.

Lower Beechmont23.5%
4211, QLD 18.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 60.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a little above the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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60.2% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 80% 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 Lower Beechmont, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 60.2% Year 10 19.5% Year 11 8.0% Year 9 or below 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.5% ▲ +49.3%

Higher than 75% 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 Lower Beechmont, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 33.6% Bachelor degree 20.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6% Postgraduate degree 7.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.6% and health at 11%.

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 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 Lower Beechmont — 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 Lower Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31689/lower-beechmont/topic/education