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Education & Qualifications in Cooloola Village

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

Far fewer people in Cooloola Village finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 26.3% completing Year 12. This figure has fallen since 2011. The area has a much lower level of formal qualifications than most other similar places.

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📍 Cooloola Village, Urban Centre

Where Cooloola Village sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.4% ▼ -59.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cooloola Village — lower than 88% of areas.

Cooloola Village5.4%
4580, QLD 6.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 38.4%.

Completed Year 12

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26.3% ▼ -29.9%

Lower than 88% 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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In Cooloola Village, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 10 38.4% Year 12 26.3% Year 9 or below 18.0% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 5.4% of adults, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This rate has fallen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011, and nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.4% ▼ -59.3%

Lower than 88% 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 Cooloola Village, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 46.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.9% Bachelor degree 8.4% Certificate I / II 3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.4% Postgraduate degree 1.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 20.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.

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 Cooloola Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315025/cooloola-village/topic/education