48.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobark · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cobark
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between local school results and university degrees in Cobark. While the typical adult is far more likely to hold a bachelor degree or higher than people across Australia, fewer than half of the residents finished Year 12. This creates a unique educational profile where high-level qualifications are common despite lower rates of high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This is higher than most similar areas, though a third of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cobark, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 41%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level education is very common here, with 39.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, placing Cobark among the highest areas for this qualification.
39.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Cobark, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and Management and Commerce, each held by 24.1% of qualified residents. Other notable qualifications include Creative Arts at 13.8%, followed by Health and Education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10951/cobark/topic/education