21.8% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolmunda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolmunda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few people in Coolmunda have finished high school or university, with only 21.8% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as an area where most adults have left school early or focused on trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common stopping point for students, with 32.8% of the population finishing at that level. Only 21.8% finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolmunda, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 36.3%.
6.3% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Coolmunda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 12.1%, followed by Society and culture at 9.9% and Architecture and building at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in terms of local educational facilities than about 59% of similar places.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolmunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30682/coolmunda/topic/education