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Cookamidgera · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cookamidgera

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

Nearly 40% of people in Cookamidgera finished school at Year 10, making it a place where fewer residents have completed high school. Only 34.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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Where Cookamidgera sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.5% ▲ +7.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cookamidgera — lower than 72% of areas.

Cookamidgera9.5%
2870, NSW 11.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest school year reached for 38% of residents. This contributes to the area's Year 12 completion rate, which is far below the New South Wales figure.

Completed Year 12

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34.7% ▲ +60.7%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Cookamidgera splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.

Year 10 38.0% Year 12 34.7% Year 9 or below 18.2% Year 11 3.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are held by 35.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.5% ▲ +7.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Cookamidgera, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 35.2% Bachelor degree 14.8% Postgraduate degree 7.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with degrees or certificates, Engineering and related fields are the most popular, accounting for 40.7% of qualifications. Other common areas of study include Society and Culture at 11.1% and Management and Commerce at 9.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Cookamidgera, Engineering & related is the majority at 55%; Society & culture is next at 15%.

Engineering & related 40.7% Society & culture 11.1% Management & commerce 9.3% Health 7.4% Agriculture & environment 5.6%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Cookamidgera — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cookamidgera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11016/cookamidgera/topic/education