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Education & Qualifications in Cooya Beach

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

Education levels have remained relatively low in Cooya Beach, where only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents have a trade or vocational qualification instead of a university degree.

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Where Cooya Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.1% ▲ +19.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooya Beach — lower than 70% of areas.

Cooya Beach10.1%
4873, QLD 11.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population, 45.8%, finished Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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45.8% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 52% 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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In Cooya Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 45.8% Year 10 22.5% Year 11 10.8% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Typical qualifications are vocational, with 35.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This explains why the share of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far below both state and national levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.1% ▲ +19.6%

Lower than 70% 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 Cooya Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 35.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.9% Bachelor degree 13.8% Certificate I / II 3.7% Postgraduate degree 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study are engineering and related fields at 13.4%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture, which both sit at 11.8%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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 Cooya Beach — 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 Cooya Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30712/cooya-beach/topic/education