47.1% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooloolabin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cooloolabin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Cooloolabin have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—which is higher than most similar areas—this still sits well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 24% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooloolabin, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of people. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, though this is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.3% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Cooloolabin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 16.8%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.4% and Education at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km of the area. This school has an average size of 365 students, which is around the middle for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooloolabin
1 school — 365 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yandina State School, Yandina | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 365 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooloolabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30685/cooloolabin/topic/education