38.3% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bowen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 40% of adults in Bowen hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state, the proportion of people finishing high school has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a rise of 7.2 points since 2011, though 28% of people still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowen, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 9.5% of adults, a figure far below the national average. This represents a 3.1 point increase since 2011, but it remains much lower than most other similar areas.
9.5% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Bowen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19%, followed by management and commerce at 11.6%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bowen has four schools with a total of 1,635 enrolments, a number larger than about 54% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.21
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,635
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
409
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bowen
4 schools — 1,635 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| St Mary's Catholic School, Bowen | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 146 | 967 |
| Bowen State School, Bowen | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 508 | 927 |
| Bowen State High School, Bowen | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 679 | 919 |
| Queens Beach State School, Bowen | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 302 | 928 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011337/bowen/topic/education