31.7% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kurrimine Beach · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kurrimine Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Kurrimine Beach have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local workforce where practical trade skills are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland figure, with only 31.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is lower than most areas, though the rate has risen 5.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kurrimine Beach splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 33.5% of residents.
8.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Kurrimine Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in Engineering and related fields, which accounts for 18.5% of degrees. Education and Society and Culture each make up 8.5% of the qualifications held in the area.
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 Kurrimine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321064/kurrimine-beach/topic/education