55.9% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Twin Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Twin Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults in Twin Waters hold university degrees compared to the state average. While about a quarter of the population has a bachelor degree or higher, a little fewer than 56% of residents finished Year 12. This creates a professional profile that sits well above the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents finished Year 12, at 55.9%, though this is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. About 23.8% of the population stopped their schooling after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Twin Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.6% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure. This level of qualification is about the same as the national average.
25.6% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Twin Waters, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Twin Waters has six schools within 3km, more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with a typical size of 578 students and a higher average advantage score than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
578
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Twin Waters
6 schools — 3,469 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Pacific Paradise State School, Pacific Paradise | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 467 | 1,024 |
| Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 222 | 969 |
| The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 226 | 1,054 |
| Maroochydore State High School, Maroochydore | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,205 | 1,011 |
| Stella Maris School, Maroochydore | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 737 | 1,081 |
| Kuluin State School, Kuluin | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 612 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Twin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32890/twin-waters/topic/education