67.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coorabell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coorabell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape daily life in Coorabell, where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees. Over a third of the adult population has a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 67.4% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coorabell, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, as 35.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures, and much higher than most other areas.
35.4% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.4%
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 Coorabell, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, at 16.3%, followed by creative arts at 12.4% and management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coorabell has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3km. Local schools are generally smaller than average but have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
13.70
Higher than 81% 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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coorabell
3 schools — 531 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Coorabell Public School, Coorabell | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 92 | 1,066 |
| Goonengerry Public School, Goonengerry | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 57 | 1,048 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 382 | 1,097 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coorabell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11051/coorabell/topic/education