52.1% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cockatoo Valley · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Cockatoo Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Cockatoo Valley have finished high school and university than a decade ago. Since 2011, the share of residents completing Year 12 has risen by 9.3 points, while those with a bachelor degree or higher have increased by 5.2 points.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.1% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cockatoo Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.1%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 44.3% of residents.
16.1% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Cockatoo Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 22.9%, followed by management and commerce at 20.6%.
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 Cockatoo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421006/cockatoo-valley/topic/education