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Coen · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Coen

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

A gap of 22 percentage points separates Coen from the national average for Year 12 completions. This sparsely populated area has seen far fewer people finish high school or earn university degrees compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Coen, Suburb / Locality

Where Coen sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% ▲ +58.1%

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

Coen7.0%
4892, QLD 5.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.0% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 12, though nearly 20% stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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37.0% ▲ +24.9%

Lower than 72% 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 Coen, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 37.0% Year 10 19.8% Year 11 16.0% Year 9 or below 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% ▲ +58.1%

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 Coen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 43.4% Bachelor degree 12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Certificate I / II 6.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 13.2%, followed by management and commerce and society and culture, both at 11.8%.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30643/coen/topic/education