58.7% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5139, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5139, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in postcode 5139 hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. The community has seen a strong shift toward higher education, with the share of people finishing Year 12 climbing nearly 9 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure and similar to the national average. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 50% of people had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5139, SA, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.5% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 32.1% and Certificate III or IV at 29.2%.
27.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →5139, SA splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 14.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.9% and Engineering at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km, a result that is smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% of postcode 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5139, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5139/5139-sa/topic/education