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Coober Pedy · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Coober Pedy

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

More people in Coober Pedy have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While 34.1% of residents completed Year 12, this is still far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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📍 Coober Pedy, Urban Centre

Where Coober Pedy sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% ▲ +64.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Coober Pedy — higher than 51% of areas.

Coober Pedy11.6%
5723, SA 10.2%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. This figure has risen 3.5 points since 2011, though 15% of people still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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34.1% ▲ +11.4%

Lower than 65% 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 Coober Pedy, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 12 34.1% Year 10 15.0% Year 9 or below 13.8% Year 11 13.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 4.5 points since 2011 to reach 11.6%. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 25.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% ▲ +64.3%

Higher than 51% 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 Coober Pedy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 25.7% Bachelor degree 12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.1% Postgraduate degree 4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2% Certificate I / II 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 13.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11.4%.

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 Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415010/coober-pedy/topic/education