52.6% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coes Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Coes Creek have completed Year 12, though this is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. While the area has a high number of schools nearby, residents are much less likely to hold a university degree than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 28.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coes Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 37.7% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 15.6% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.6% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Coes Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coes Creek has a high number of schools within 3 km, with 9 institutions serving the area. These schools are generally larger than those in most similar areas and have a higher average advantage score.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
768
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coes Creek
9 schools — 6,914 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| St John's College, Nambour | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 927 | 1,059 |
| Nambour Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,309 | 1,083 |
| Nambour Special School, Burnside | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 132 | 1,002 |
| Burnside State School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 368 | 984 |
| Burnside State High School, Burnside | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 809 | 988 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Nambour | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 341 | 1,045 |
| Nambour State College, Nambour | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,469 | 977 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30644/coes-creek/topic/education