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Education & Qualifications in Cowan

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

High levels of schooling and degrees set Cowan apart from most similar areas. About 66% of residents finished Year 12, and nearly a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures have climbed sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Cowan, Urban Centre

Where Cowan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

30.5% ▲ +87.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cowan — higher than 96% of areas.

Cowan30.5%
2081, NSW 35.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling rates have risen by 21 points since 2011, with 66.1% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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66.1% ▲ +46.2%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Cowan, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 66.1% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 6.2% Year 11 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, as 30.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or more, which is well above the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 31.7% and bachelor degrees at 29.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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30.5% ▲ +87.1%

Higher than 96% of urban centre 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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Cowan splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 31.7% Bachelor degree 29.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Postgraduate degree 9.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.6% and engineering at 14.5%. Health and education both account for 10.7% of qualifications.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121025/cowan/topic/education