38.9% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coffin Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coffin Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have remained low in Coffin Bay, where far fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to university degrees, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, at 38.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 23.1% of the population finishing school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coffin Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though 39.7% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.3% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Coffin Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 21.8%, followed by health at 13.2% and management and commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coffin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40278/coffin-bay/topic/education