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Balgowan · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Balgowan

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

Far fewer residents in Balgowan have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 30.6% of people finished Year 12, and the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than the state and national figures.

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Where Balgowan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.6% ▼ -52.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balgowan — lower than 87% of areas.

Balgowan5.6%
5573, SA 8.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 30.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with about 29.4% of people stopping at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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30.6% ▼ -24.4%

Lower than 86% 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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Balgowan splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 11 at 23%.

Year 12 30.6% Year 10 29.4% Year 11 22.4% Year 9 or below 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 5.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, while half of the area's qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.6% ▼ -52.6%

Lower than 87% 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 Balgowan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 16%, followed by agriculture and environment at 10%.

Field of qualification

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In Balgowan, the largest group is Engineering & related at 33%, followed by Agriculture & environment (21%) and Health (17%).

Engineering & related 16.0% Agriculture & environment 10.0% Health 8.0% Management & commerce 8.0% Architecture & building 6.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in 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 Balgowan — 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 Balgowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40065/balgowan/topic/education