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Education & Qualifications in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach (L) than in other parts of the state. This is a community where only 29% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade.

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Where Golden Beach - Paradise Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▼ -71.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Golden Beach - Paradise Beach — lower than 73% of areas.

Golden Beach - Paradise Beach8.2%
3851, VIC 10.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 57% of residents had finished their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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29.0% ▼ -49.1%

Lower than 82% 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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Golden Beach - Paradise Beach splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 11 at 21%.

Year 12 29.0% Year 10 26.9% Year 11 18.8% Year 9 or below 17.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 40.2% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▼ -71.4%

Lower than 73% 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 Golden Beach - Paradise Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 40.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.6% Bachelor degree 13.4% Certificate I / II 2.8% Postgraduate degree 1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 18.7%, followed by society and culture at 13% and management and commerce at 12.6%.

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 Golden Beach - Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221030/golden-beach-paradise-beach/topic/education