39.9% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rainbow Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rainbow Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Rainbow Beach have seen a shift over the last decade, though many residents still leave school early. Only 39.9% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here complete high school than in most other areas, with only 39.9% finishing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% average for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rainbow Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.9% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Rainbow Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than typical schools with an average size of 47 students.
7.35
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
47
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rainbow Beach
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rainbow Beach State School, Rainbow Beach | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 47 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rainbow Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32385/rainbow-beach/topic/education