47.2% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cootharaba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cootharaba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common highest achievement for adults in Cootharaba. While 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the area has far fewer people who finished Year 12 compared to the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains well below the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cootharaba, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
20.3% ▲ +68.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Cootharaba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, with Society and Culture being the most common at 13.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Cootharaba, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cootharaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30710/cootharaba/topic/education