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Education & Qualifications in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

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

A gap of nearly 5 percentage points separates Gold Coast - Tweed Heads from the national figure for bachelor degrees, though local qualifications have climbed quickly. While 21.4% of adults hold a degree, the area has seen a huge surge in school completions over the last decade. This shift shows a community rapidly upgrading its skills and education levels.

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📍 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads, Urban Area

Where Gold Coast - Tweed Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.4% ▲ +168.5%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast - Tweed Heads — higher than 78% of areas.

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads21.4%
4228, QLD 21.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has jumped 25 points since 2011, with 58% of residents now having finished Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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58.0% ▲ +73.7%

Higher than 89% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gold Coast - Tweed Heads, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 58.0% Year 10 20.4% Year 11 7.3% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 21.4%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% ▲ +168.5%

Higher than 78% of urban area 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 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 29.4% Bachelor degree 23.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4% Postgraduate degree 6.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.1% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.9% and society and culture at 11.5%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3007/gold-coast-tweed-heads/topic/education