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Ellangowan · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Ellangowan

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

Forty-one percent of adults in Ellangowan hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where formal school completion is much lower than usual, with only 24% of residents finishing Year 12.

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📍 Ellangowan, Suburb / Locality

Where Ellangowan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.1% ▲ +98.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ellangowan — lower than 85% of areas.

Ellangowan6.1%
2470, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, and the area is among the lowest for this level. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 37.3%.

Completed Year 12

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24.0% ▲ +28.0%

Lower than 94% 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 Ellangowan, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 10 37.3% Year 12 24.0% Year 9 or below 13.3% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and much lower than most areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.1% ▲ +98.7%

Lower than 85% 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 Ellangowan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 40.9% Bachelor degree 10.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.9%.

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 smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

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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 Ellangowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11403/ellangowan/topic/education