53.0% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gowrie Junction · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Gowrie Junction
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 6 percentage points separates Gowrie Junction from the national figure for Year 12 completions. While school and university finishes have risen since 2011, the area still trails behind Queensland and Australian averages for higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 53% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the state and national figures. This is a significant rise from 2011, when only 37.9% had completed school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gowrie Junction, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.1% of residents.
15.9% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Gowrie Junction, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 22.7%. Other frequent qualifications include management and commerce at 17.9%, and society and culture at 11.7%.
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 Gowrie Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315038/gowrie-junction/topic/education