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Cobourg · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cobourg

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

A massive gap in school and university completion marks the profile of Cobourg, where only 30.4% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Northern Territory's 49.8%.

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📍 Cobourg, Suburb / Locality

Where Cobourg sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobourg — lower than 99% of areas.

Cobourg0.0%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is much lower than most areas. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10 at 34.8%.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% —

Lower than 87% 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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Cobourg splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 11 at 29%.

Year 10 34.8% Year 12 30.4% Year 11 26.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Cobourg hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for the country, falling far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Cobourg, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 30.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 40%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Cobourg, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 40.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller 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).

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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 Cobourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70058/cobourg/topic/education