69.4% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunrise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunrise Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of people in Sunrise Beach have completed Year 12, making it a highly educated area. Residents here are far more likely to hold university degrees than those in the rest of Queensland or Australia, reflecting a strong trend toward higher learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 69.4% of residents finishing school. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 12 points above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunrise Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% typical across Australia.
30.0% ▲ +81.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 Sunrise Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.1% and health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
570
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunrise Beach
5 schools — 2,849 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Sunshine Beach State High School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,405 | 1,043 |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 578 | 1,086 |
| Noosa Flexible School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 102 | 958 |
| Sunshine Beach State School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 706 | 1,083 |
| Montessori Noosa, Sunshine Beach | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 58 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunrise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32697/sunrise-beach/topic/education