34.2% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cordalba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cordalba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Cordalba than in the rest of the country. Only 34.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 25 points compared to the Australian figure. This lower level of formal schooling is mirrored in the area's higher education rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, with 34.2% of people finishing school. This is much lower than most similar areas, and many residents stopped their schooling at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cordalba, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.5% of residents.
7.2% ▲ +110.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Cordalba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.5% and Society and culture at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though the average school size of 90 is much lower than most areas. While there are many schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
14.93
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cordalba
1 school — 90 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cordalba State School, Cordalba | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 90 | 946 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cordalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30720/cordalba/topic/education