57.0% ▲ +84.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brunswick Heads · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Brunswick Heads
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge jump in university degrees marks the recent educational shift in Brunswick Heads, where 25.6% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas. School completion rates have also climbed significantly over the last decade, reflecting a more highly qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose by 26 points since 2011 to reach 57.0%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it sits a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brunswick Heads, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have increased sharply, with 25.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to just 7.5% in 2011. This result is about the same as the national figure and among the highest for similar areas.
25.6% ▲ +240.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 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 →Brunswick Heads splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents include society and culture at 13.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4% and health at 11.8%.
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 Brunswick Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115029/brunswick-heads/topic/education