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Coasters Retreat · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Coasters Retreat

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

Nearly 93% of people in Coasters Retreat have finished Year 12, making it an exceptionally well-educated area. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local adult population, where university degrees are far more common than in the rest of the state.

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Where Coasters Retreat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

42.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coasters Retreat — higher than 95% of areas.

Coasters Retreat42.9%
2108, NSW 40.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Almost 93% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far above the New South Wales and national averages of around 59%.

Completed Year 12

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92.9% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Coasters Retreat, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 16%.

Year 12 92.9% Year 10 17.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Highly qualified adults are common here, with 42.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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42.9% —

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality 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 Coasters Retreat, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 23.3% Postgraduate degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with architecture, building and creative arts both being the most common at 26.7%.

Field of qualification

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Coasters Retreat splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (24%) and Creative arts (24%), with Health at 18%.

Architecture & building 26.7% Creative arts 26.7% Health 20.0% Education 13.3% Management & commerce 13.3% Society & culture 10.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Coasters Retreat — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coasters Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10945/coasters-retreat/topic/education