26.6% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coraki · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Coraki
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Coraki have completed formal higher education compared to other areas. Only 26.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means most locals rely on practical skills and trade certificates rather than university degrees for their work.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with only 26.6% finishing Year 12, a figure that fell slightly since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 32.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coraki, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, 37% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
6.7% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Coraki, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 11.4%, followed closely by engineering and related studies at 11.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coraki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115045/coraki/topic/education