53.1% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koonorigan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koonorigan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly a quarter of adults in Koonorigan hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While the community shows strong university attainment, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the own state and national figures. About 25.2% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koonorigan, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.7% of adults, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Roughly 25.8% of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
24.7% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Koonorigan splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are education at 15.2% and society and culture at 13.5%. Health and management both sit at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These are all government primary schools with a typical size of just 28 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koonorigan
4 schools — 111 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Coffee Camp Public School, Coffee Camp | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 25 | 964 |
| Jiggi Public School, Jiggi | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 25 | 1,010 |
| The Channon Public School, The Channon | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 25 | 1,019 |
| Blakebrook Public School, Blakebrook | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 36 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koonorigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12197/koonorigan/topic/education