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Education & Qualifications in Cooroy

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

A surge in school completion has shaped Cooroy, with the share of people finishing Year 12 jumping 22 percentage points since 2011. While education levels have climbed, they remain well below the state and national figures.

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📍 Cooroy, Urban Centre

Where Cooroy sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.2% ▲ +240.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cooroy — higher than 60% of areas.

Cooroy13.2%
4563, QLD 18.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, a result much higher than most similar areas, though this is still far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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47.7% ▲ +88.3%

Higher than 75% 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 Cooroy, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 47.7% Year 10 24.2% Year 9 or below 11.1% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 13.2% since 2011, but this remains well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 38.1% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.2% ▲ +240.3%

Higher than 60% 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 Cooroy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 38.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 15.5% Postgraduate degree 3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.

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 Cooroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315026/cooroy/topic/education