29.8% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowell · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Cowell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Cowell (L) have finished high school or earned university degrees compared to most similar areas. Only 29.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. While qualifications have improved slightly over the last decade, the community remains largely focused on vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 29.8%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most areas, although the rate has risen by 3.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cowell, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.3% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 42% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.3% ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Cowell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by health at 12.1%.
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 Cowell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421008/cowell/topic/education