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Education & Qualifications in Kowguran

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

Fewer than a quarter of residents in Kowguran finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is mirrored in the local qualification levels, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Where Kowguran sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

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4415, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 23.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. For many residents, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, accounting for 36.5% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 95% 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 Kowguran, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (26%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 10 36.5% Year 12 23.1% Year 11 17.3% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a result far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 27.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Kowguran, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 43%.

Certificate III / IV 27.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 34.5% studied engineering and related fields. Health is the next most common area of study at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 10.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Kowguran, Engineering & related is the majority at 56%; Health is next at 28%.

Engineering & related 34.5% Health 17.2% Management & commerce 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is 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).

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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 Kowguran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31576/kowguran/topic/education