31.2% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koumala · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koumala
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 31.2% of people in Koumala have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of school completion is reflected in a small number of residents holding university degrees. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than higher education qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical person in Koumala finished school at Year 10, with 35.7% of residents reaching that level. Only 31.2% completed Year 12, a result far below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koumala, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 5.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of the population (49.6%) holds a Certificate III or IV.
5.7% ▲ +128.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Koumala, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 25.4%. Management and commerce follow at 9.9%, then Education at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, though the typical school is smaller than average. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
6.21
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
100
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koumala
1 school — 100 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Koumala State School, Koumala | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 100 | 948 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koumala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31574/koumala/topic/education