37.2% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sarina Beach · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Sarina Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have risen steadily in Sarina Beach since 2011. While the number of people finishing school and earning degrees has climbed, the area remains far below state and national figures for formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this has improved over the last decade, rising 7.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sarina Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, a figure that is far below the Australian average. This has more than doubled from 5.6% in 2011, though most locals hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.8% ▲ +127.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Sarina Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 21.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4%.
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 Sarina Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322103/sarina-beach/topic/education