33.3% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coominya · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coominya
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Coominya, held by 42.1% of adults. This is an area where few residents finished high school, with only 33.3% completing Year 12. Overall, education levels are much lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coominya splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is less likely to hold a university degree, with only 9.3% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.3% ▲ +130.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Coominya, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coominya has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three primary schools within 3km. However, these schools are much smaller and have much lower advantage scores than those in most other areas.
6.85
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coominya
3 schools — 135 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Coominya State School, Coominya | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 44 | 934 |
| Clarendon State School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 64 | 943 |
| Patrick Estate State School, Patrick Estate | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 27 | 857 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30691/coominya/topic/education