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Kolonga · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kolonga

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

Education levels in Kolonga have remained very low compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.4% of residents finished Year 12, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Kolonga, Suburb / Locality

Where Kolonga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kolonga — lower than 99% of areas.

Kolonga0.0%
4671, QLD 6.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the national figure, with only 36.4% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 39.4% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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36.4% —

Lower than 73% 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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Kolonga splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 29%.

Year 10 39.4% Year 12 36.4% Year 9 or below 30.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are absent here, as 0.0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Kolonga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 41.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 29%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (29%).

Field of qualification

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Kolonga splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (50%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (50%).

Management & commerce 29.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 29.4%

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 Kolonga — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kolonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31566/kolonga/topic/education