48.1% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooya Beach · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Cooya Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Cooya Beach have finished high school, which shapes the local skill set. While university degrees are uncommon, there is a strong trend toward practical training and trade qualifications. The area has seen a steady rise in both school and degree completion since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still far below the national average. This is a positive shift for the locality, as the rate rose 11 points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooya Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure. Instead, the area relies on vocational training, with 39% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.6% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Cooya Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields. The most common are engineering at 14.9%, followed closely by food, hospitality and personal services at 14.1% and management and commerce at 12%.
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 Cooya Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321033/cooya-beach/topic/education