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Education & Qualifications in Cowleys Creek

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

Only 38.7% of people in Cowleys Creek have completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This highlights a local trend where fewer residents have finished high school or pursued higher education compared to most other areas.

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Where Cowleys Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cowleys Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Cowleys Creek0.0%
3268, VIC 14.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Victoria, where the figure is 61.8%. About 19.4% of residents finished Year 11 and 12.9% finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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38.7% —

Lower than 67% 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 Cowleys Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 27%.

Year 12 38.7% Year 11 19.4% Year 10 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below the 26.3% national figure and among the lowest for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Cowleys Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 38.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 22%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%).

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In Cowleys Creek, Society & culture is the majority at 57%; Agriculture & environment is next at 43%.

Society & culture 22.2% Agriculture & environment 16.7%

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 in this regard 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).

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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 Cowleys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20658/cowleys-creek/topic/education