40.9% ▲ +70.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coowonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coowonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Coowonga have finished high school or gone to university compared to most of the country. Only 40.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 40.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 16 percentage points lower than the state figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coowonga, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.5% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Coowonga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are often practical, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 19%, followed by Health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is focused on the early years, with three primary schools within 3km. These government-run schools are much smaller than most others, averaging just 50 students per school.
29.41
Higher than 94% 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).
50
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coowonga
3 schools — 150 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Coowonga State School, Coowonga | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 7 | 956 |
| Keppel Sands State School, Keppel Sands | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 8 | 952 |
| Cawarral State School, Cawarral | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 135 | 952 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coowonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30711/coowonga/topic/education