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Cookardinia · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cookardinia

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

Fewer people have finished high school in Cookardinia than in most other areas, with only 38.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The local workforce relies more on trade and vocational certificates than on university degrees.

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📍 Cookardinia, Suburb / Locality

Where Cookardinia sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.4% ▲ +48.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cookardinia — higher than 53% of areas.

Cookardinia15.4%
2650, NSW 20.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 20.6% of residents peaked at Year 10, while another 15.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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38.1% ▲ +3.6%

Lower than 69% 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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In Cookardinia, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 12 38.1% Year 10 20.6% Year 9 or below 15.9% Year 11 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (35.3%) and diplomas (29.4%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% ▲ +48.0%

Higher than 53% 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 Cookardinia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (13%).

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 29.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.8% Postgraduate degree 8.8% Bachelor degree 8.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 29.4% and agriculture and environment at 26.5%. Education accounts for 14.7% of qualifications, followed by management and commerce at 11.8%.

Field of qualification

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Cookardinia splits fairly evenly between Health (32%) and Agriculture & environment (29%), with Education at 16%.

Health 29.4% Agriculture & environment 26.5% Education 14.7% Management & commerce 11.8% Society & culture 8.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, a count that 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 Cookardinia — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cookardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11017/cookardinia/topic/education