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Kooralbyn · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Kooralbyn

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

Few residents in Kooralbyn hold university degrees compared to similar areas. While the number of people finishing high school has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011, overall schooling and qualification levels remain well below the state and national figures.

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📍 Kooralbyn, Urban Centre

Where Kooralbyn sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.6% ▲ +53.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kooralbyn — lower than 63% of areas.

Kooralbyn9.6%
4285, QLD 9.9%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 29.6% of the community left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.8% ▲ +21.4%

Higher than 57% 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 Kooralbyn, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 40.8% Year 10 29.6% Year 9 or below 11.3% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.6% of the population, a figure far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 39.4% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.6% ▲ +53.2%

Lower than 63% 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 Kooralbyn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 39.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Bachelor degree 11.4% Certificate I / II 3.4% Postgraduate degree 2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by engineering at 14% and society and culture at 13.7%.

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 Kooralbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315048/kooralbyn/topic/education