30.7% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coonamble · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coonamble
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Coonamble have completed high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 30.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 26.7% of the population stopped at Year 10, while 18.6% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coonamble splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 9.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.0% of residents.
9.1% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Coonamble, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 11.5%, followed by engineering and health, both at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coonamble has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools located within 3km. These schools are smaller than usual, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for this level.
5.15
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
179
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
796
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coonamble
3 schools — 538 students, average ICSEA 796.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Coonamble Public School, Coonamble | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 186 | 701 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble, Coonamble | Catholic | Primary | 8.1 km | 191 | 941 |
| Coonamble High School, Coonamble | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 161 | 733 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11044/coonamble/topic/education