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Education & Qualifications in Coal Creek

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

Education levels in Coal Creek have remained steady, with 56.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the proportion of adults with university degrees is far below the national figure.

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Where Coal Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coal Creek — higher than 56% of areas.

Coal Creek16.3%
4312, QLD 10.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 56.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Queensland average. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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56.4% —

Higher than 74% 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 Coal Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 56.4% Year 10 30.8% Year 9 or below 20.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.3% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but is well below the Queensland average and far below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.3% —

Higher than 56% 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 Coal Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Bachelor degree (25%).

Certificate III / IV 21.7% Postgraduate degree 17.4% Bachelor degree 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is society and culture at 39.1%, followed by engineering at 21.7%. Agriculture and environment and education each account for 17.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Coal Creek, the largest group is Society & culture at 41%, followed by Engineering & related (23%) and Agriculture & environment (18%).

Society & culture 39.1% Engineering & related 21.7% Agriculture & environment 17.4% Education 17.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a figure that is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Coal Creek — 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 Coal Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30635/coal-creek/topic/education