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Cosgrove South · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cosgrove South

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

Only 8% of adults in Cosgrove South hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a community where formal higher education is much less common than in most other areas.

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📍 Cosgrove South, Suburb / Locality

Where Cosgrove South sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cosgrove South — lower than 78% of areas.

Cosgrove South8.0%
3631, VIC 18.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far below the state average, with only 39.1% of residents finishing Year 12. About 17.4% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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39.1% —

Lower than 66% 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 Cosgrove South, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 39.1% Year 10 23.9% Year 11 17.4% Year 9 or below 17.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48% of residents. This reflects a workforce where vocational training is far more typical than university degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.0% —

Lower than 78% 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 Cosgrove South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 48.0% Bachelor degree 16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 32% studied engineering and related fields, while 16% each focused on education and society and culture.

Field of qualification

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In Cosgrove South, the largest group is Engineering & related at 50%, followed by Education (25%) and Society & culture (25%).

Engineering & related 32.0% Education 16.0% Society & culture 16.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres 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 Cosgrove South — 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 Cosgrove South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20651/cosgrove-south/topic/education