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Coonambula · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Coonambula

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

Just 4.5% of adults in Coonambula hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where most people have focused on practical skills rather than university studies. High school completion is also much lower than in most other areas.

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Where Coonambula sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coonambula — lower than 89% of areas.

Coonambula4.5%
4626, QLD 9.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Many residents left school earlier, with 39% completing Year 10 and 13.6% finishing Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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40.7% —

Lower than 62% 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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Coonambula splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 40.7% Year 10 39.0% Year 9 or below 13.6% Year 11 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualifications are mostly practical, with 44.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.5% —

Lower than 89% 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 Coonambula, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 44.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Bachelor degree 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often studied trade and technical fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 16.7%, followed by engineering at 13.9%.

Field of qualification

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Coonambula splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (26%) and Engineering & related (22%), with Health at 17%.

Architecture & building 16.7% Engineering & related 13.9% Health 11.1% Society & culture 11.1% Creative arts 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is common for 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).

Schools in and around Coonambula — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coonambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30694/coonambula/topic/education