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Kooralgin · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kooralgin

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

A gap of 23 percentage points separates Kooralgin from the national average in Year 12 completion. Very few residents hold university degrees, with a workforce instead leaning heavily toward diplomas and certificates. This marks the area as having much lower formal education levels than most other regions in Australia.

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Where Kooralgin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

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4402, QLD 4.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Around 20% of residents left school at Year 10, while 17.8% left at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 75% 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 Kooralgin, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (22%).

Year 12 35.6% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 17.8% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Kooralgin hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest for this qualification. Instead, 39.1% of the community holds an advanced diploma or diploma, and 21.7% have a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Kooralgin, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 64%; Certificate III / IV is next at 36%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 39.1% Certificate III / IV 21.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 17.4% studied engineering and related fields, while 13.0% focused on management and commerce.

Field of qualification

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In Kooralgin, Engineering & related is the majority at 57%; Management & commerce is next at 43%.

Engineering & related 17.4% Management & commerce 13.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Kooralgin, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

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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 Kooralgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31570/kooralgin/topic/education