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Education & Qualifications in Wongaling Beach

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

Higher levels of qualification are more common in Wongaling Beach than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is less likely to have finished high school, a striking 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Wongaling Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.3% ▲ +22.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wongaling Beach — higher than 75% of areas.

Wongaling Beach17.3%
4852, QLD 17.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 47.1% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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47.1% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 74% 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 Wongaling Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 47.1% Year 10 22.3% Year 9 or below 8.6% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 17.3% since 2011, though this remains well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.3% ▲ +22.9%

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 Wongaling Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 31.2% Bachelor degree 19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.4% Postgraduate degree 4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3%.

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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315103/wongaling-beach/topic/education