38.5% ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cordelia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cordelia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of qualified adults in Cordelia hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with a strong focus on practical skills. The area has much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many people here left school earlier, with 30.8% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cordelia, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
6.9% ▲ +119.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Cordelia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are mostly focused on technical and practical fields, with 28.6% in engineering and 11.7% each in architecture and building or education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, though the typical school size is very small with only 12 students. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run.
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).
12
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
883
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cordelia
3 schools — 37 students, average ICSEA 883.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Macknade State School, Macknade | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 10 | 965 |
| Halifax State School, Halifax | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 6 | 758 |
| St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 21 | 879 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cordelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30721/cordelia/topic/education