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Education & Qualifications in Nowley

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

Management and commerce qualifications are the most common field of study in Nowley, where 27.3% of qualified residents work in this area. While the community has a strong share of university-educated adults, far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Nowley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nowley — higher than 79% of areas.

Nowley25.7%
2386, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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26.3% —

Lower than 91% 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 Nowley, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 10 (23%).

Year 12 26.3% Year 9 or below 21.1% Year 10 18.4% Year 11 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.7% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the national average and much higher than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.7% —

Higher than 79% 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 Nowley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Bachelor degree 40.9% Certificate III / IV 22.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Beyond management, the most common qualifications are split evenly between engineering, agriculture and environment, and health, each held by 13.6% of the qualified group.

Field of qualification

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In Nowley, the largest group is Management & commerce at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (20%) and Agriculture & environment (20%).

Management & commerce 27.3% Engineering & related 13.6% Agriculture & environment 13.6% Health 13.6%

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 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 Nowley — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nowley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13038/nowley/topic/education