25.4% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolgardie · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Coolgardie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Coolgardie (L) have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 25.4% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that has dropped significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%, falling 16 points since 2011 to just 25.4%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 27.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coolgardie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 29.5% of the group.
5.4% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Coolgardie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 16.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.0%.
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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521014/coolgardie/topic/education