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Education & Qualifications in Bowna

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

Over a third of adults in Bowna hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This high level of tertiary education is reflected in the local workforce and the strong proportion of residents who completed Year 12. It is a well-qualified area compared to most similar places.

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Where Bowna sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bowna — higher than 88% of areas.

Bowna33.7%
2644, NSW 13.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 60.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.

Completed Year 12

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60.7% —

Higher than 81% 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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In Bowna, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 60.7% Year 10 17.9% Year 11 11.9% Year 9 or below 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualified professionals are common here, with 33.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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33.7% —

Higher than 88% 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 Bowna, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 37.7% Certificate III / IV 27.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.7% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 29.5%, followed by management and commerce at 26.2%.

Field of qualification

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Bowna splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (33%) and Management & commerce (29%), with Health at 24%.

Agriculture & environment 29.5% Management & commerce 26.2% Health 21.3% Architecture & building 8.2% Society & culture 4.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common feature for 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).

Schools in and around Bowna — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10532/bowna/topic/education