57.9% —
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunshine Coast · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Sunshine Coast
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents have moved into higher education since 2011, with the Sunshine Coast now seeing 22.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a well-educated local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are consistent with the rest of the country, as 57.9% of people have completed Year 12. This is about the same as both the Queensland and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 22.8% of adults hold a university degree, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of the population.
22.8% —
Higher than 86% 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
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by health at 12.9% and engineering 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL302002/sunshine-coast/topic/education