35.4% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Owen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Owen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Owen have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 35.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This results in a local workforce where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 35.4% of residents reaching this milestone. About 27.4% of people in Owen have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Owen, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, half of the qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.6% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Owen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.1%, followed by Management, Commerce, Society, and Culture at 12.4% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though the local primary school is very small with an average of 36 students. This government-run school has an advantage score much higher than most similar areas.
10.20
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Owen
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Owen Primary School, Owen | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 36 | 1,053 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Owen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41085/owen/topic/education