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Education & Qualifications in Cooma

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

A gap of 14 percentage points separates Cooma from the rest of the country in Year 12 completion. While school and university rates remain well below the national figures, there has been a strong own-ward trend in local education levels over the last decade.

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📍 Cooma, Urban Centre

Where Cooma sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% ▲ +134.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma — higher than 74% of areas.

Cooma17.1%
2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 20 points since 2011 to reach 44.7%, though this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 27% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.7% ▲ +78.5%

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Cooma, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 44.7% Year 10 26.8% Year 9 or below 11.7% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 17.1% since 2011, which is much higher than most similar areas. Despite this growth, the figure remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% ▲ +134.2%

Higher than 74% of urban centre 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 Cooma, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 32.8% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.7% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 15.9%, followed closely by Management and Commerce at 15.4%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114004/cooma/topic/education