59.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Trinity Beach · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of higher education mark Trinity Beach, where 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a well-qualified area where most residents have finished their secondary schooling and a high proportion have pursued professional degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure.
59.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Trinity Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees and diplomas are common here, with 23.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average.
23.5% ▲ +35.5%
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).
In Trinity Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and health.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has schools that are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most, though there are fewer schools per child compared to other areas.
0.83
Lower than 96% 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).
710
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
5 schools — 3,552 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 899 | 996 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 572 | 1,058 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School, Smithfield | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,135 | 983 |
| Newman Catholic College, Smithfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 625 | 1,046 |
| Yorkeys Knob State School, Yorkeys Knob | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 321 | 998 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Trinity Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32872/trinity-beach/topic/education