51.5% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coles · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coles
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high share of university degrees marks the educational landscape in Coles, where 27.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, creating a unique profile where high-level qualifications stand out despite lower rates of high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.5%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the South Australian rate of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coles, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 27.3%, which is well above the South Australian average of 22.7% and about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
27.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Coles, Bachelor degree is the majority at 75%; Certificate III / IV is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 27%, ahead of Health (20%).
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 areas in terms of local school access.
0
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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40280/coles/topic/education