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Education & Qualifications in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part)

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

A growing number of adults in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) are finishing their studies, with 17.3% now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a higher rate of qualifications than many similar places, it still sits well below the national figure.

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

17.3% ▲ +71.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) — higher than 75% of areas.

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part)17.3%
2487, NSW 24.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of Australia, where 58.8% completed Year 12. However, there has been a strong upward trend, with the share of residents finishing Year 12 rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 46.0%.

Completed Year 12

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46.0% ▲ +31.5%

Higher than 71% of urban centre 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 (Tweed Heads Part), the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 46.0% Year 10 27.8% Year 9 or below 11.2% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Degrees are becoming more common, as the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.2 points since 2011. Despite this growth, the 17.3% figure is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.3% ▲ +71.4%

Higher than 75% of urban centre 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 (Tweed Heads Part), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Bachelor degree 20.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.8%. Other popular fields of study include engineering and related subjects at 12.2% and health at 12.0%.

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 (Tweed Heads Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102003/gold-coast-tweed-heads/topic/education