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Education & Qualifications in Coalbank

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

A gap of 35 percentage points separates the high school completion rate in Coalbank from the national figure. Only 23.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below both the state and national averages. This trend is reflected in the low number of residents with university degrees.

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Where Coalbank sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coalbank — lower than 82% of areas.

Coalbank7.0%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 23.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. This is among the lowest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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23.8% —

Lower than 94% 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 Coalbank, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 23.8% Year 10 19.0% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Roughly 23.8% of qualified residents hold an advanced diploma or diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% —

Lower than 82% 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 Coalbank, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Certificate III / IV (27%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 23.8% Bachelor degree 14.3% Certificate III / IV 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Coalbank are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 19.0%. Engineering, Agriculture and Environment, and Management and Commerce each account for 14.3% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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In Coalbank, the largest group is Health at 31%, followed by Engineering & related (23%) and Agriculture & environment (23%).

Health 19.0% Engineering & related 14.3% Agriculture & environment 14.3% Management & commerce 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Coalbank — 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 Coalbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30636/coalbank/topic/education