49.2% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beerwah · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Beerwah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Beerwah are finishing school and earning degrees than a decade ago, though levels remain well below national figures. Since 2011, the share of residents completing Year 12 has jumped by 19 percentage points to reach 49.2%. This shift reflects a growing trend toward higher education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this 49.2% figure is still well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beerwah, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 8.2 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.5% ▲ +151.7%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Beerwah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Trade and professional certificates are the most common qualifications at 40.5%, followed by degrees in engineering, management, and society and culture.
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 Beerwah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314004/beerwah/topic/education