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Coleraine · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Coleraine

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

Far fewer people have completed high school or university in Coleraine compared to most similar areas. Only 24.9% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend is reflected in the qualifications data, where only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Coleraine, Urban Centre

Where Coleraine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.0% ▼ -22.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Coleraine — lower than 75% of areas.

Coleraine8.0%
3315, VIC 12.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 24.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and among the lowest for areas of this type. Roughly 24.5% of people here finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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24.9% ▼ -17.5%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Coleraine splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (27%), with Year 10 at 25%.

Year 12 24.9% Year 9 or below 24.5% Year 10 22.6% Year 11 17.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by only 8.0% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.0% ▼ -22.7%

Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.

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 Coleraine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 39.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Bachelor degree 12.1% Postgraduate degree 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the highest proportions in society and culture at 13.2%, followed by engineering at 12.1% and health at 11.8%.

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 Coleraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221020/coleraine/topic/education