55.0% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooran · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cooran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A little over half of Cooran residents have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While the community has a strong proportion of qualified adults, the typical level of education remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland average. This is well below the Australian figure, with 22.5% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooran, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. These figures are a little below the state average and well below the national level, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32.6%.
19.9% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Cooran, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Cooran are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 12.3%. Engineering and society and culture follow closely at 12% and 11.9% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas. These are both government schools with a typical size of 97 students, which is lower than most areas.
3.11
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooran
2 schools — 194 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Cooran State School, Cooran | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 139 | 1,014 |
| Federal State School, Federal | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 55 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30700/cooran/topic/education