41.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Owens Gap · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Owens Gap
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Owens Gap finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 41.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This gap in basic schooling is a defining feature of the area's education profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most similar areas, with only 41.3% of people finishing. The most common highest school year reached is Year 12, followed closely by Year 10 at 38.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Owens Gap splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (48%) and Year 10 (44%), with Year 9 or below at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
15.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Owens Gap, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Owens Gap are most often in Engineering and related fields at 22.7%, and Management and commerce at 20.5%. Architecture and building are also common at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
0
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Owens Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13116/owens-gap/topic/education