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Education & Qualifications in Sunnyside

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

A far lower percentage of people in Sunnyside have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by adults here.

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📍 Sunnyside, Suburb / Locality

Where Sunnyside sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sunnyside — lower than 90% of areas.

Sunnyside4.1%
4737, QLD 7.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 39.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Around 37.5% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% —

Lower than 65% 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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Sunnyside splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 15%.

Year 12 39.6% Year 10 37.5% Year 11 14.6% Year 9 or below 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 70.6% of qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.1% —

Lower than 90% 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 Sunnyside, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 77%; Bachelor degree is next at 9%.

Certificate III / IV 70.6% Bachelor degree 7.8% Certificate I / II 7.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 25.5%, followed by agriculture and environment at 17.6% and management and commerce at 15.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Sunnyside, the largest group is Engineering & related at 30%, followed by Agriculture & environment (20%) and Management & commerce (18%).

Engineering & related 25.5% Agriculture & environment 17.6% Management & commerce 15.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.8% Architecture & building 5.9% Education 5.9% Society & culture 5.9%

Schools

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

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

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 Sunnyside — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32696/sunnyside/topic/education