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Education & Qualifications in Cow Flat

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

Daily life in Cow Flat is shaped by a lack of local education facilities and a workforce with varied skills. While more adults here hold degrees than in many similar areas, the overall rate of high school and university completion remains well below the state and national figures.

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Where Cow Flat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cow Flat — higher than 64% of areas.

Cow Flat18.8%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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53.5% —

Higher than 69% 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 Cow Flat, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 37%.

Year 12 53.5% Year 10 34.9% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 18.8% of adults. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.8% —

Higher than 64% 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 Cow Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 37.9% Bachelor degree 31.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 31%, followed by education at 20.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Cow Flat, the largest group is Management & commerce at 35%, followed by Education (23%) and Health (15%).

Management & commerce 31.0% Education 20.7% Health 13.8% Society & culture 13.8% Engineering & related 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access 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).

Schools in and around Cow Flat — 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 Cow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11095/cow-flat/topic/education