19.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coila · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 20% of people in Coila completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion is low, the area has a notable group of adults with higher degrees, though the typical resident still holds a lower qualification than the state average.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 19.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales, and 31.7% of residents left school at Year 10.
19.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Coila, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 11 (20%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%, and Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 32%.
18.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Coila, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in Coila are most often in management and commerce (28%), followed by natural and physical sciences at 16%. Engineering and architecture and building each make up 12% of the local qualifications.
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 of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10962/coila/topic/education