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Education & Qualifications in Cornella

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

A gap of 22 percentage points separates Cornella from the Victorian average for Year 12 completions. While a quarter of adults hold a university degree, the area struggles with basic school completion compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Cornella, Suburb / Locality

Where Cornella sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cornella — higher than 79% of areas.

Cornella25.8%
3551, VIC 21.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 18.2% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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39.4% —

Lower than 65% 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 Cornella, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 9 or below (23%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 39.4% Year 9 or below 18.2% Year 11 12.1% Year 10 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Roughly 25.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.8% —

Higher than 79% 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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Cornella splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 23%.

Bachelor degree 31.3% Certificate III / IV 31.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 31%, ahead of Society & culture (25%).

Field of qualification

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In Cornella, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 56%; Society & culture is next at 44%.

Agriculture & environment 31.3% Society & culture 25.0%

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 places.

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 Cornella — 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 Cornella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20642/cornella/topic/education