48.5% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beerburrum · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Beerburrum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Beerburrum have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. While these figures are still well below the state and national levels, the community has seen a steady climb in education levels over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in similar areas and rose 17 points since 2011. However, this is still far below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beerburrum, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
13.9% ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Beerburrum, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
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 Beerburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322013/beerburrum/topic/education