32.0% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alva Beach · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Alva Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Alva Beach have finished high school or university than in the rest of the state. Only 32% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This creates a significant gap in educational attainment compared to both state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 32%, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8% and lower than most similar areas. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 36.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alva Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (39%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 3.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national level and among the lowest for this kind of area. Nearly half of those with a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV.
3.9% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Alva Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25%, followed by Architecture and building at 11.3%.
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 Alva Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322003/alva-beach/topic/education