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Education & Qualifications in Sunshine Acres

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

A jump of 24 percentage points in Year 12 completions since 2011 highlights a growing trend of schooling in Sunshine Acres (L). While these rates are now higher than in most similar areas, they remain far below the national figure.

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Where Sunshine Acres sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.8% ▲ +313.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine Acres — higher than 63% of areas.

Sunshine Acres13.8%
4655, QLD 12.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 44.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This represents a significant increase from 20.0% in 2011, though 33.1% of the population still lists Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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44.3% ▲ +120.9%

Higher than 66% 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 Sunshine Acres, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).

Year 12 44.3% Year 10 33.1% Year 9 or below 9.2% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the area, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. This has risen 10 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV now the most common qualification at 46.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.8% ▲ +313.9%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 17.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.8% and Health at 13.6%.

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 Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321097/sunshine-acres/topic/education