38.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowen · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bowen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bowen have finished high school or university than in most other parts of the country. Only 38.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, the number of people finishing school and earning degrees has climbed steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below Queensland and Australian levels, though the figure rose 7.2 percentage points since 2011. About 27.8% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowen, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Trade and vocational training are more common here, with 39.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.3% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Bowen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bowen are strongest in engineering and related fields, which make up 19.1% of degrees. Management and commerce follow at 11.7%, while society and culture account for 9.2%.
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 Bowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314006/bowen/topic/education