68.6% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunshine Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunshine Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A third of adults in Sunshine Beach hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with nearly 69% of residents finishing Year 12. It is an area where a large proportion of the population is highly qualified compared to most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 68.6% of residents doing so. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunshine Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 33.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 31.4% of residents.
33.3% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Sunshine Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.1%. Other typical areas of study include society and culture at 12.4% and health at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child and an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3km, split evenly between government and Catholic providers, with 20% being independent.
15.67
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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 Sunshine 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 School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 706 | 1,083 |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 578 | 1,086 |
| Montessori Noosa, Sunshine Beach | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 58 | 1,057 |
| Noosa Flexible School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 102 | 958 |
| Sunshine Beach State High School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,405 | 1,043 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32700/sunshine-beach/topic/education