30.6% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burrum Heads - South · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Burrum Heads - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Burrum Heads - South (L) have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 30.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap when compared to the Queensland figure of 57.1%. While school completion has risen since 2011, the area remains well below national trends for formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical person in this area finished Year 10, as 39% of residents stopped their schooling there. Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, though it rose 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burrum Heads - South, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with most qualified residents instead holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.9% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Burrum Heads - South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.2%.
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 Burrum Heads - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322023/burrum-heads-south/topic/education