31.7% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobrico · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cobrico
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Daily life in Cobrico is shaped by a workforce with a strong focus on practical, hands-on skills. Only 31.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the local qualification levels, where trade certificates are far more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is far below both the Victorian and national averages. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 27% and Year 10 at 17.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cobrico, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (31%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, which is far below the Victorian average. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (41.9%) and diplomas (32.3%).
15.9% ▲ +73.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Cobrico, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several practical fields, with Architecture and building and Agriculture and environment both accounting for 22.6% of the total. Engineering and related studies follow at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 105 students and a much lower advantage score than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
105
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cobrico
3 schools — 316 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Hampden P-12 School, Cobden | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 67 | 898 |
| Cobden Technical School, Cobden | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 126 | 919 |
| Cobden Primary School, Cobden | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 123 | 978 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobrico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20594/cobrico/topic/education