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Education & Qualifications in Gowrie

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

A shortage of local schooling options marks daily life in Gowrie, where only 48.7% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, although it remains higher than most similar areas.

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Where Gowrie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gowrie — lower than 53% of areas.

Gowrie13.9%
2340, NSW 15.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents completed Year 12, but this remains far below the state and national figures by 10 percentage points. About 20.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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48.7% —

Higher than 59% 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 Gowrie, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 48.7% Year 10 20.5% Year 11 11.5% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.9% —

Lower than 53% 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 Gowrie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 12.2% Bachelor degree 10.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Gowrie are most often in Health (20.4%), followed by Engineering and Management and Commerce, which both sit at 16.3%.

Field of qualification

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Gowrie splits fairly evenly between Health (24%) and Engineering & related (20%), with Management & commerce at 20%.

Health 20.4% Engineering & related 16.3% Management & commerce 16.3% Creative arts 12.2% Architecture & building 6.1% Agriculture & environment 6.1% Education 6.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller 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).

Schools in and around Gowrie — 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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11736/gowrie/topic/education