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Education & Qualifications in Costerfield

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

Very few residents in Costerfield have completed Year 12, with only 29.2% reaching this milestone. This is far below both the Victorian and national figures, marking a significant gap in secondary school completion for the area.

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Where Costerfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Costerfield — lower than 60% of areas.

Costerfield12.3%
3523, VIC 11.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 29.2% of people finishing. Around 20% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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29.2% —

Lower than 88% 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 Costerfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (26%).

Year 12 29.2% Year 10 21.5% Year 9 or below 20.0% Year 11 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The 12.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Most qualified adults hold a diploma or a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% —

Lower than 60% 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 Costerfield, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 27.8% Certificate III / IV 19.4% Postgraduate degree 11.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 25%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Costerfield, the largest group is Management & commerce at 36%, followed by Engineering & related (28%) and Education (20%).

Management & commerce 25.0% Engineering & related 19.4% Education 13.9% Health 11.1%

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 a smaller number of facilities 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 Costerfield — 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 Costerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20652/costerfield/topic/education