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Grasstree Beach · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Grasstree Beach

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

A shifting mix of skills defines Grasstree Beach, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 10 percentage points since 2011. While more people hold higher degrees now, the proportion of residents who finished Year 12 has fallen significantly since a decade ago.

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Where Grasstree Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% ▲ +381.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Grasstree Beach — higher than 59% of areas.

Grasstree Beach12.8%
4740, QLD 13.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a drop of 17 points since 2011, and the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% ▼ -33.8%

Lower than 68% 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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Grasstree Beach splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 10 35.4% Year 12 33.3% Year 9 or below 14.3% Year 11 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 39% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% ▲ +381.0%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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In Grasstree Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 39.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Bachelor degree 11.7% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 24.4%. Management and commerce follow at 11.3%, while health qualifications account for 8.5%.

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 Grasstree Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322053/grasstree-beach/topic/education