2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Attachment 1 to Item 8 AEC Noosa Economic Profile Final Report

Noosa Economic Profile
Final


          Figure 6.9: Highest Level of Schooling, Broader Region, 2011
                                                70%
                                                               Year 12 or equivalent          Year 11 or equivalent               Year 10 or equivalent
                                                               Year 9 or equivalent           Year 8 or below                     Did not go to school
               Highest Level of Schooling (%)   60%



                                                50%



                                                40%



                                                30%



                                                20%



                                                10%



                                                 0%
                                                                 Noosa Shire LGA             South East Queensland                       Queensland
          Source: ABS (2011)


           Residents in the Shire were generally more likely than the State to have a certificate
            level non-school qualification (55.9% of all respondents compared to 55.2%) and even
            more likely than when compared to the SEQ Region (50.5%).

          Figure 6.10: Non-School Qualifications, Broader Region, 2011
                                                70.0%


                                                60.0%
          Non-School Qualifications (%)




                                                50.0%


                                                40.0%


                                                30.0%


                                                20.0%


                                                10.0%


                                                0.0%
                                                               Noosa Shire LGA         South East Queensland               Queensland
                                                        Postgraduate Degree Level                  Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level
                                                        Bachelor Degree Level                      Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level
                                                        Certificate Level
          Source: ABS (2011)

           The most common institution being attended for those currently studying in the Shire
            was infants/ primary (42.3%), higher than the SEQ Region (37.2%) and State (39.1%).
           This was also the case for secondary with 30.4% of local residents currently studying
            being at the secondary level, compared to 25.9% for the SEQ region and 26.6% for the
            State.
           The Shire reported considerably fewer residents studying at a university or other tertiary
            institution in 2011 (only 11.5%) compared to the SEQ Region (20.4%) and the State
            17.9%.
           Post school education options in Noosa Shire are somewhat limited since the closure of
            the Noosa TAFE campus. The Central Queensland University offers access to a range of



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